Wampum: Sacred Shell Beads and Their Role in Diplomacy - Exam
  • 1. What was one primary use of wampum in diplomacy?
A) Building shelters
B) Treaty making
C) Fishing
D) Hunting
  • 2. What color are traditional wampum beads primarily?
A) Black and orange
B) Red and blue
C) Purple and white
D) Green and yellow
  • 3. In which context were wampum belts often used?
A) Ceremonial events
B) Cooking
C) Daily trading
D) Maintaining tools
  • 4. What role did wampum play in the culture of the Iroquois Confederacy?
A) It had no significance
B) It served as a form of punishment
C) It was only decorative
D) It was used to ratify agreements
  • 5. What effect did European demand for wampum have on Native trade?
A) Increased the production and trade of wampum
B) Decreased the significance of wampum
C) Eliminated other forms of trade
D) Made wampum worthless
  • 6. Wampum belts were also used to communicate what?
A) Dance
B) Messages and stories
C) Music
D) Mathematics
  • 7. Which wampum color was often associated with peace?
A) Purple
B) White
C) Red
D) Black
  • 8. Wampum is often viewed as what type of item in Indigenous culture?
A) Sacred
B) Secular
C) Disposable
D) Common
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