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Colegio Cordillera /Primary School

Social Studies/ Second Grade

Name: ______________________________________ Class. ______________ Date: ______________

The Mapuche People Test

I.- Multiple Choice

1) The Mapuche people lived in …


a) the north of Chile b) In the central zone
c) In the southern zone d) Between the central and the south

2) The Mapuche were…


a) Nomads b) Sedentary
d) Half nomads and half sedentary d) None

3) The Mapuche women used to…


a) Hunt and collect fruits and seeds b) Fight in wars
d) Cultivate food and collect seeds c) Build rucas

4) The Mapuche men used to…


a) Hunt and collect fruits and seeds b) Hunt animals and fight in wars
d) Cultivate food and collect seeds c) Build rucas

5) Which of these words does not mean “Chief or Boss” in Mapudungun


a) Toqui b) Lonco c) Cultrun d) Cacique
6) Who is a kind of priest or shaman in the Mapuche culture?
a) Machi b) Cultrun c) Boleadora d) Lof

7) Name of the ceremony performed by the Mapuche to ask for prosperity


a) Guillatun b) Machitun c) Mari Mari d) Pichintun

II.- Identify the right Mapuche leader

Colo Colo Caupolicán Galvarino Lautaro

1) ______________________ was the Toqui to which the Spanish cut off his
hands so that he got scared and did not fight against them.

2) ______________________ was one-eyed strong and serious Toqui. He


could hold a tree trunk on his shoulder for 48 hours.

3) ______________________ was Pedro de Valdivia´s servant. He studied the


Spanish People and then he fought in the Arauco war defeating Pedro de
Valdivia’s forces.

4) ______________________ was known as the Peace Toqui. He made


alliances with the different Mapuche clans to fight together and defend
their land against the Europeans.
III.- Write in full (either in Spanish or English) your opinion about one of
the following topics:

1.- The Arauco War (Causes, Consequences)

2.- Your best Mapuche leader (Who and Why)

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Make and color a picture about the topic you chose!

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