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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What French rationalist did the House Interior Committee use as a basis for their study of Indian Affairs?
(a) Fred Callings.
(b) Blount Concur.
(c) Mme. Frankser.
(d) Rene Descartes.

3. What is the oldest Indian treaty between the United States and the Seneca tribe?
(a) The Dawes Treaty.
(b) The Pickering Treaty.
(c) The Church Treaty.
(d) The Allotment Treaty.

4. What has created a feeling of unity among American Indians?
(a) Brotherhood with a similar history.
(b) The betrayal of treaty promises.
(c) The Native American College system.
(d) Need for social services.

5. When whites claim Indian heritage, who do they believe was their ancestor?
(a) Pocahontas.
(b) George Washington.
(c) An Indian Princess.
(d) Lewis and Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author says that whites claim Indian heritage, what side of their family tree do they claim it comes from?

2. How did the government get the Klamaths to agree to termination?

3. When the Wheeler-Howard act was passed, what did the Indians experience for the first time in half a century?

4. What did the Meriam Report of 1928 show?

5. What two tribes seem to have traditional Indian values still intact?

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