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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Frank Takes Gun?
(a) A gun-control lobbyist.
(b) The chairman of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(c) The leader of the Native American Church.
(d) The author of this book.

2. What is one of the main beliefs of the Indians about their religion?
(a) That religion must be done in a group.
(b) There is no distinciton made between religion and life's other activities.
(c) That religious ceremonies are important and should be done daily.
(d) It holds a separate place in Indian society and the lines are never crossed.

3. Which group of Indians did Arthur Watkins target first in his work for the government?
(a) The Cheyenne.
(b) Indians in his home state of Utah.
(c) Indians east of the Mississippi.
(d) Southwest Indians.

4. Why are the Five Civilized Tribes thus named?
(a) Because they were civilized.
(b) Because they had European contact.
(c) Because they were the most like white men.
(d) Because they were scouts for the French.

5. Who are the Five Civilized Tribes?
(a) Seneca, Choctaw, Creek, Zuni and Cherokee.
(b) Cherokee, Apache, Zuni, Seminole and Chickasaw.
(c) Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole and Chickasaw.
(d) Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole and Zuni.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was asked to testify before the Senate Civil Service Committee in 1947?

2. In 1964, what percentage of Indian thought the United States should get out of America?

3. What do the Indians believe about land?

4. What French rationalist did the House Interior Committee use as a basis for their study of Indian Affairs?

5. What did Indians joke about when asked what the country was called before "America?"

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