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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word refers to the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective and with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture?
(a) Europeanism.
(b) Francocism.
(c) Eurocentricism.
(d) Anglicism.

2. John Norton was born of a Cherokee father and a mother from where?
(a) Scotland.
(b) France.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Ireland.

3. In the Iroquois creation story of John Norton's in Chapter 1, who kills the daughter of the "Great Spirit" in childbirth by trying to exit the womb from "the side"?
(a) Kasihtas.
(b) Teyoninhokovrawen.
(c) Tawiskaron.
(d) Teharonghyawago.

4. What means to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition?
(a) Treason.
(b) Coerce.
(c) Bribe.
(d) Ransom.

5. What is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Syllogism.
(d) Idiom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Iroquois creation story of John Norton's in Chapter 1, a "Great Spirit" punishes his daughter for what by casting her down a great hole in the heavens?

2. What dealt a terrible blow to many Indian tribes, leading to further dependence on European goods and foolish land deals?

3. What refers to money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete or public official?

4. When did John Heckewelder die?

5. What was an armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho and the United States in the Wyoming Territory and the Montana Territory from 1866 to 1868?

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