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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?
(a) The Find Natives a Home Act.
(b) The Move Natives Away Act.
(c) The Indian Termination Act.
(d) The Indian Relocation Act.

2. Which city does the narrator focus on as a center for urban Indians?
(a) Oakland.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York City.

3. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?
(a) William Gibson.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Chief Red Feather.
(d) Bertolt Brecht.

4. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?
(a) Their birthing ceremony.
(b) Their annual leadership conference.
(c) Their annual Green Corn Dance.
(d) Their harvest festival.

5. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head starts singing.
(b) The rolling head bursts into flames.
(c) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(d) The rolling head dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?

2. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?

3. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?

4. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?

5. In what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?

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