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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, March, Strong Winds in the Sugar Bush.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cree Indians viewed the Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) as the Great Bear constellation, and the three stars in the handle as what?
(a) Beehives.
(b) Paw tracks.
(c) Cubs.
(d) Hunters.

2. Jim recalled one Thanksgiving he shared with Chief Tibeash and Hank where what was the only thing wrong?
(a) It was two weeks late.
(b) It was a week early.
(c) It was a month late.
(d) It was two weeks early.

3. What is viewed "only in terms of useless effort for which there is nothing to show" by Indians?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Time.
(c) Geologic science.
(d) Tobacco smoking.

4. The Indian paddle stroke Chief Tibeash used was short, began at the waist, and ended with a thrust from what point?
(a) The shoulders.
(b) The wrists.
(c) The cross arm.
(d) The biceps.

5. How was Chief Tibeash's hunting sled curved up in the front?
(a) It was laid upside down over a log with a heavy rock on the the front..
(b) It was soaked on end in about 4-6 inches of cold water.
(c) It was steamed slowly over a fire in wet cloth or moss.
(d) It was wedged in-between a tree fork and tied back for pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without a heavy pack, what was listed as the average speed one could hike on a good trail?

2. What were snow goggles?

3. Why was it recommended to leave one's rifle outside the camp in freezing weather instead of bringing it in where it was warm?

4. The remedy offered for metal that got so cold that it chipped was to heat it until it was dull red before it was plunged into what?

5. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?

(see the answer key)

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