Listening to the Teachers Appendix 1 <body> <center><h2>ARCHAEOLOGY WEEK PRE/POST-TEST</h2></center><p> <h3> A: MULTIPLE CHOICE</h3><p> 1. An example of an artifact is:<br> a. a tree<br> b. an arrowhead<br> c. a river<br> d. a buffalo<br> e. all of the above are artifacts<p> 2. Stratigraphy (stratum) means:<br> a. deep<br> b. layers<br> c. soil<br> d. age<p> 3. Which of the following is not an archaeological site?<br> a. burial mound<br> b. village<br> c. stone quarry<br> d. all of the above are archaeological sites<p> 4. People have lived in South Dakota for at least<br> a. only 200 years<br> b. about 1000 years<br> c. at least 10,000 years<br> d. 1 million years<p> 5. The atl-atl:<br> a. was not used once the bow and arrow were invented<br> b. was used to throw spears farther and with more force<br> c. was used by early Pioneer settlers<p> 6. Stone tools:<br> a. are difficult to make and hard to use<br> b. could only be used to cut things<br> c. are the sharpest tools known, but dull easily<br> d. cannot be made today because people have forgotten how.<p> 7. These things can show us where early people in South Dakota lived:<br> a. a circle of stones<br> b. hearths<br> c. a circle or line of posts in the ground<br> d. all of the above<p> 8. Which of the following things can be used to tell how old a site is?<br> a. pottery<br> b. stone tools<br> c. burned wood<br> d. remains of houses<br> e. all of these things can tell how old a site is<p> 9. Bones from archaeological sites can tell us:<br> a. what the ancient environment was like<br> b. what the people who lived on the site ate<br> c. what animals lived at the same time the people on the site did<br> d. all of the above<p> 10. Daub-and-wattle construction means:<br> a. using bricks made out of mud and straw<br> b. covering a woven stick wall with mud<br> c. covering a stick frame with skins<p> 11. When ancient people chose a place to live, which of the following did they not think about?<br> a. distance to water<br> b. the kinds of plants and animals around the place<br> c. defense<br> d. weather<br> e. all of the above<p> <hr><p> <h3>B. TRUE OR FALSE</h3><p> 12. Pottery can be made from either wood or stone.<br> a.true b. false<p> 13. Archaeology can only tell us about life in the distant past.<br> a. true b. false<p> 14. The first people in South Dakota not only hunted and ate mammoth, but they also hunted other animals and used lots of different plants for food.<br> a. true b. false<p> 15. For archaeology, the relationship of one artifact to another is as important as the artifact itself.<br> a. true b. false<p> 16. Because archaeologists study the ancient past, they do not need to know math or how to use computers.<br> a. true b. false<p> 17. Ancient peoples never lived in the Vermillion area. <br> a. true b. false <p> 18. Prehistoric peoples <p> 19. Archaeologists study dinosaurs.<br> a. true b. false<p> 20. The Oneota people lived in eastern South Dakota between about 400 and 800 years ag<br> a. true b. false <p> 21. Culture is the way of life of a people.<br> a. true b. false<p> 22. The size and shape of arrowheads can tell us about how old a site is.<br> a. true b. false<p> 23. Animals, plants, weather and other natural things are part of ecological systems, but people are not.<br> a. true b. false<p> 24. Fire can be made in many ways such as matches, rubbing two sticks together, or using a bow drill.<br> a. true b. false<p> 25. Archaeologists make lots of money selling the treasures they dig up.<br> a. true b. false<p> 26. An archaeologist uses scientific equipment like microscopes to see small objects or scales to weigh artifacts.<br> a. true b. false<p> 27. Archaeologists excavate or dig in squares to make it easier to measure where artifacts are found in the ground.<br> a. true b. false<p> 28. The remains you leave behind today might become an archaeological site in the future.<br> a. true b. false<p> 29. All people tell stories to teach about their history and their beliefs.<br> a. true b. false<p> 30. To be an artifact, an object has to be more than 100 years old.<br> a. true b. false<p> </body></html>