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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important work has the American Indian Historical Society of San Francisco done?
(a) Published the finest contemporary material on Indians.
(b) Gathered a full history of the American Indian in California.
(c) Fought to establish the San Francisco Indian Reservation System.
(d) Lectured across the country in colleges and universities about American Indians.

2. What did the Indians see on TV that turned them off to the Civil Rights Movement?
(a) Looting.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) The March on Washington.
(d) Martin Luther King.

3. What is one of the main beliefs of the Indians about their religion?
(a) That religion must be done in a group.
(b) It holds a separate place in Indian society and the lines are never crossed.
(c) That religious ceremonies are important and should be done daily.
(d) There is no distinciton made between religion and life's other activities.

4. What did the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Minneapolis do in Tama, Iowa?
(a) They combined the school in Tama with one in Great Falls.
(b) They abruptly closed the grade school.
(c) They moved all the reservations in the area to the Tama, Iowa school.
(d) They built a school with no road to it.

5. Why do anthropologists believe Indians drink?
(a) Because life on the reservation is like a party.
(b) Because they have weak father figures.
(c) Because they are caught between two worlds.
(d) Because they are alcoholics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Albuquerque, New Mexico do to the Tigua of El Paso?

2. When Indians looked at pictures of the Disciples, what were they surprised to find?

3. What did Martin Luther King organize in the spring of 1968?

4. What, according to the joke, is a peace treaty?

5. What was one good, tangible result of Indian participation in the Poor People's Campaign?

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