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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Flight of the Nez Perces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Red Cloud insist his people should be allowed to trade?
(a) Fort Laramie
(b) Fort Wise
(c) Fort Connor
(d) Fort Snelling

2. Who said, "When the white man comes in my country he leaves a trail of blood."?
(a) Crazy Horse
(b) Sitting Bull
(c) Roman Nose
(d) Red Cloud

3. Big Mouth, Big Ribs, Eagle Foot, Whirlwind, and Little Crow are Sioux Chiefs sent to talk other chiefs into doing what?
(a) Moving on into Canada
(b) Moving to the reservation
(c) Coming to Fort Laramie
(d) Surrendering to General Connor

4. After a treaty meeting between US soldiers and Cheyennes chief's this man said, " I felt myself in the presence of superior beings:"
(a) Chief Lean Bear
(b) General Sheridan
(c) Major Wynkoop
(d) Chief One Eye

5. Where does the author, Dee Brown say the Indians learned their savage practices?
(a) From Spanish explorers
(b) From English settlers
(c) From tribes to the north
(d) Ffrom the white soldiers

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1873 why does Captain Jack decide to fight the white soldiers?

2. Roman Nose gets upset with a woman preparing his food because she does what?

3. What white man tries to get these Indians to sign a peace treaty?

4. Where do Santana and Big Tree go to attend peace talks?

5. What name did the Arapaho give to the attack of Connor's men on the Arapaho village that resulted in the slaughter of 50 Indians?

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