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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Lake Superior hold that the government wanted?
(a) Fishing rights.
(b) Copper and other minerals.
(c) Shipping rights.
(d) Water.

3. What, according to the author at the end of chapter 1, should the government do about the Indians?
(a) Establish a cultural inclusion policy.
(b) Pass laws removing all federal government from Indian proceedings.
(c) Establish a cultural leave-us-alone agreement.
(d) Begin talks with the federal government on land rights.

4. What year did the United States clear the eastern states of the former Indian allies?
(a) 1934.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1955.

5. What phrases does Mr. Farb continue to use when talking about Indians?
(a) Below standard.
(b) Stupid and slow.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Test tubes and living laboratories.

Short Answer Questions

1. How, according to the author, has America always viewed other nations?

2. Why did the Oglala Sioux become a favorite subject for study by anthropologists?

3. What is the oldest Indian treaty between the United States and the Seneca tribe?

4. What, according to the author, did the white man discover that the American Indians still owned of value?

5. What are the two mainstream American Indian organizations?

(see the answer key)

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