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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Samson Occom die?
2. When was Samson Occom born?
3. In Chekilli's creation story of the Creek people, the Kasihtas proved their seniority among the other tribes by having a great war, and accumulating more what than other tribes?
4. When did John Eliot die?
5. Eleazar Wheelock founded the Moor's Indian Charity School in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did a Micmac Indian assert of European wealth in a text from Chapter 2?
2. How did the differences in literacy between the Indians and colonists affect land deals, as discussed in the Introduction?
3. What school did Reverend Eleazar Wheelock found? What letters regarding the school are included in Chapter 2?
4. In what ways did the Europeans take advantage of the Native Americans regarding land, as discussed in the Introduction?
5. What were methods of the Native Americans to bolster their numbers, as discussed in Chapter 2?
6. What ability did Teharonghyawago gain from the spirit world in John Norton's creation story from Chapter 1?
7. What does the author suggest the reader keep in mind regarding Indian oratory history and literacy in the Introduction?
8. How does the author describe the Eurocentric view of America's discovery versus the reality of Indian culture in the Introduction?
9. How did smallpox impact the Native American peoples, as discussed in the Introduction?
10. What great spirit attacks the central tribe in Chekilli's creation story from Chapter 1? How does the tribe overcome the adversity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the history and origins of storytelling in Native American culture. In what ways do the structures of Native American folktales and myths relate to European and other narrative structures?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the Native American perspective of land and the European view. How did this cultural difference influence the land deals between Indians and colonists?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the text of the Micmac Indian in Chapter 2. What elements of European culture are criticized by the Native American and why?
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