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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the fundamental thesis of the anthropologist?
(a) That people are human and have a range of emotions.
(b) That people are different and deserve study.
(c) That people are objects for observation.
(d) That people are lost in this world and need saving.

3. What, according to the author, did the death of President Kennedy and Sitting Bull have in common?
(a) Both were acts of terrorism.
(b) Both were a threat to our society as Americans.
(c) Both were political assassinations.
(d) Both were done by the same person.

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

5. Which American Indian tribe is the author a member of?
(a) The Sioux.
(b) The Cherokees.
(c) The Senecas.
(d) The Kiowa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the decision about the Pottawatomie of Kansas during the time of termination?

3. What are the two mainstream American Indian organizations?

4. What have tribes discovered that they must do to make themselves heard?

5. What has created a feeling of unity among American Indians?

(see the answer key)

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