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Nanook of the North

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Introduction:
"Robert Flaherty's 1922 benchmark documentary blazed the path for many a later nonfiction films."


1. When was the film made?
    1920
    1908
    1916
    1910


2. Where does the film take place?
    the Arctic Circle
    Cape Dufferin, Quebec, Canada
    Reykyavik, Iceland
    Juneau, Alaska


3. What does the name "Nanook" mean?
    whale
    seal
    bear
    ivory


4. What is his wife's name?
    Nyla
    Nuta
    Nuknuk
    Noguni


5. How many children does he have?
    4
    3
    6
    2


6. What do the family use for fuel?
    peat
    driftwood
    moss and seal oil
    whale blubber


7. What two boats are seen?
    dory and sloop
    kayak and umiak
    canoe and raft
    catamaran and coracle


8. What does Nanook trade at the trading post?
    walrus tusks
    whale meat
    sealskins
    polar bear skins


9. What do Nanook's kids eat at the post and one gets sick on?
    French toast
    Seabiscuit and lard
    Apple fritters
    Peach cobbler


10. What do Nanook's family listen to?
    radio
    cello
    violin
    phonograph


11. When fishing on an ice floe, what bait does Nanook use?
    worms
    ivory
    seal meat
    sardines


12. What animal do we NOT see Nanook hunt?
    fox
    moose
    walrus
    seal


13. When Nanook and his family build an igloo for their hunting trip, what do they use for windows?
    isinglass
    beach glass
    quartz
    ice


14. What is the name the Eskimos give to the big seal they hunt and kill?
    Omuok
    Okluk
    Ogjuk
    Ukkogo


15. Nanook and his family were real Eskimos.
    True
    False


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