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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, according to the author, is at fault for poverty among American Indians?
(a) The Indians.
(b) White America.
(c) The United States Government.
(d) The Reorganization Act.

2. What "first" did the Treaty of August 5, 1826 enact?
(a) The first time water was sold by the Indians.
(b) The first time land was sold by the Indians.
(c) The first time land was returned to the Indians.
(d) The first clear-cut case of fraudulent dealings on part of Congress.

3. A 1791 Treaty with the Cherokees included what provision?
(a) That the Cherokee Nation could not become French citizens.
(b) That the Cherokee Nation could not marry foreigners.
(c) That the Cherokee Nation could not take money from foreign powers.
(d) That the cherokee Nation could not hold any treaty with any foreign power.

4. How did Utah get the Indians in their state to agree to termination?
(a) Utah promised them recognition by the federal government of their tribal marriages.
(b) They offered them money in return for termination.
(c) They tripled their land mass.
(d) They told the Indians that the state would be running their services and it would be more efficient.

5. What television series began in 1967 that Indians fought to have banned?
(a) A series on Davy Crockett.
(b) A series on Lewis and Clark.
(c) A series on Kennedy.
(d) A series on Custer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of Indians did Arthur Watkins target first in his work for the government?

2. What are the two mainstream American Indian organizations?

3. What was the Senate Interior Committee afraid of after the passage of the Wheeler-Howard act?

4. How are young Indians connected to anthropologists?

5. What favorite hymn surprised old warriors in church?

(see the answer key)

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