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Mi'kmaw hieroglyphs - Quiz
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  • 1. What is another name for Mi'kmaw hieroglyphic writing?
A) Eagle-feather script
B) Suckerfish script
C) Atlantic glyphs
D) River-bottom code
  • 2. Who developed the Mi'kmaw hieroglyphs in the 1600s?
A) David L. Schmidt
B) Chrétien Le Clercq
C) Ives Goddard
D) William Fitzhugh
  • 3. The name 'gomgwejui'gasultijig' is derived from a word for which animal?
A) Sucker fish
B) Eagle
C) Salmon
D) Beaver
  • 4. What is the homeland of the Mi'kmaq people called?
A) Gomgwej
B) Mi'kma'ki
C) Suckerfish territory
D) Acadia
  • 5. What type of information do the Mi'kmaw glyphs contain?
A) Only alphabetic
B) Only logographic
C) Purely mathematical
D) Logographic, alphabetic, and ideographic
  • 6. Which scholars argued in 1978 that the pre-missionary system was purely mnemonic?
A) Chrétien Le Clercq and his associates
B) Michelle Sylliboy and Lillian B. Marshall
C) Ives Goddard and William Fitzhugh
D) David L. Schmidt and Murdena Marshall
  • 7. What purpose did Chrétien Le Clercq have for the glyphs?
A) To record business transactions
B) To map river routes
C) To document tribal history
D) To teach Catholic prayers and doctrine
  • 8. What did Schmidt and Marshall claim about the hieroglyphs in their 1995 book?
A) It was exclusively a sign language
B) It was a fully functional writing system
C) It was a system designed for trade
D) It was only a mnemonic device
  • 9. According to Schmidt and Marshall, the hieroglyphs are the oldest writing system for a native language in which region?
A) The entire Arctic region
B) North America north of Mexico
C) South America
D) Central America
  • 10. Who argued that Le Clercq stole the historical narrative and that the language existed before him?
A) William Fitzhugh
B) Michelle Sylliboy
C) David L. Schmidt
D) Ives Goddard
  • 11. What evidence suggests the script was not already known to indigenous peoples before Le Clercq?
A) The script was physically impossible to write
B) The indigenous elders denied its existence
C) There were no records of it in petroglyphs
D) It had to be taught to other groups by missionaries after Le Clercq left
  • 12. The Suckerfish script is historically related to which prior tradition?
A) It is a derivation of European Latin scripts
B) It is a direct evolution of pictographs
C) It is a direct evolution of petroglyphs
D) It is unrelated to the prior pictograph tradition
  • 13. Where does the name 'gomgwejui'gasultijig' come from?
A) Tracks left by a sucker fish on the river bottom
B) A word for prayer in the Mi'kmaq language
C) The name of a specific river in Mi'kma'ki
D) The name of a French missionary
  • 14. What material did Mi'kmaw children use to write 'marks' on for memorization?
A) Birchbark
B) Paper
C) Animal skins
D) Slate rocks
  • 15. What material did the Mi'kmaq press into bark to form symbols?
A) Small stones
B) Bird feathers
C) Porcupine quills
D) Metal needles
  • 16. Until what century were the Mi'kmaw hieroglyphs used, according to the text?
A) 18th century
B) 17th century
C) 19th century
D) 21st century
  • 17. On what material were the petroglyphs at Kejimkujik etched?
A) Birchbark
B) Limestone walls
C) Wood planks
D) Slate rocks
  • 18. Who transcribed some petroglyphs in 1912 and donated them to a museum?
A) Pierre Maillard
B) Father Le Clercq
C) A local historian
D) Jerry Lonecloud
  • 19. During which winter did Pierre Maillard create his system of hieroglyphics?
A) 1737–1738
B) 1911–1912
C) 1675–1676
D) 1899–1900
  • 20. Is there evidence that Maillard was aware of Le Clercq's work?
A) Yes, he cited his work in the catechism
B) No direct evidence
C) Yes, they were colleagues
D) Yes, he mentions him in his notes
  • 21. How long did Maillard's works remain in use among the Mi'kmaq?
A) Into the 20th century
B) They ceased use immediately after his death
C) Until the mid-19th century
D) Only until the 18th century
  • 22. Which of these are included in the Kejimkujik petroglyphs?
A) Modern firearms
B) Written alphabets
C) Maps of Europe
D) Sailing vessels
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