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Quiz for Document 1-2: Joseph Nicolar, The Life and Traditions of the Red Men, 1893

Choose the best answer to each question

1. Which of the following descriptions correctly characterizes the “Great Being” in the Penobscot origin story?

The “Great Being” was a fatherly figure looking down from the sky.

This godlike entity appeared in natural phenomena such as crashing waves or winds.

The “Great Being” was an abstract entity the Penobscot carried inside of them.

The “Great Being” appeared as a person very much like the Penobscot themselves.

2. According to Nicolar’s account, how did the Penobscot first acquire corn and tobacco?

The “Great Being” created them.

They grew from the bones of the first mother.

Klose-Kur-Beh discovered them.

They were native to Penobscot lands.

3. How did Klose-Kur-Beh carry out the “Great Spirit’s” command to lead the Penobscot people?

He taught them how to use the corn and tobacco.

He killed the first mother.

He grew the first corn and tobacco.

He sacrificed his life for the Penobscot people.