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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was asked to testify before the Senate Civil Service Committee in 1947?
(a) William Zimmerman.
(b) Frank Wheeler.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) Geronimo.

3. What other name is the Wheeler-Howard Act known by?
(a) The Indian Encampment Act.
(b) The Howard- Wheeler Act.
(c) The Reorganization Act of 1934.
(d) The Cavalry Act.

4. What principle did the case of Lone Wolf vs. Hitchcock put forth?
(a) That the tribes have no title to the land at all, only occupancy rights.
(b) That the tribes had titles of ownership to all land.
(c) That the tribes rent land from the government.
(d) That the tribes could give their land away if they wished.

5. How long did the Indians have under the Wheeler-Howard Act to make a decision about their reservation?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political aspirations did the Seneca's accuse the government of having regarding the oldest Indian treaty?

2. What was the unfortunate provision in the Wheeler-Howard Act?

3. What had Dillon Myer been in charge of during World War II?

4. By 1943, what was the Senate Interior Committee convinced should happen?

5. Once Dillon Myer took over, what was the policy instated from Commissioner to field clerk regarding Indians?

(see the answer key)

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