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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When death is unreal, how does this affect violence?
(a) Violence becomes easy.
(b) Violence becomes more real.
(c) Violence becomes unreal too.
(d) Violence become natural.

3. Who is the prophet of peace on the Hopi reservation?
(a) Geronimo.
(b) Sitting Bull.
(c) Thomas Banyaca.
(d) Papovi Da.

4. What was the result of Christian missions on the reservations?
(a) To gather Indian ministers.
(b) To uplift Indian society.
(c) To re-establish the Native American Church.
(d) To shatter Indian society.

5. What treaty did John F. Kennedy break?
(a) The Landfill Treaty.
(b) The Pickering Treaty.
(c) The Treaty of 1963.
(d) The Northwest Coast FishingTreaty.

6. What do the Indians believe about land?
(a) That it belongs to everyone.
(b) That it is the mother of all.
(c) That it can be shared.
(d) That it is not very important.

7. When Indians looked at pictures of the Disciples, what were they surprised to find?
(a) Their shoulder-length hair.
(b) Their short hair.
(c) Their brown faces.
(d) Their white faces.

8. What is the most popular and enduring subject of Indian humor?
(a) Sitting Bull.
(b) General Custer.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) George Washington.

9. In 1966, what did the secret Presidential Task Force recommend doing with the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
(a) Transfer the Bureau to Health, Education and Welfare.
(b) Transfer the Bureau to the Commerce Department.
(c) Transfer the Bureau to the Dept. of the Interior.
(d) Transfer the Bureau to the War Department.

10. Blacks (African Americans) and Indians (American Indians) defines racial problems with one focal point. What is it?
(a) Racial equality.
(b) The White Man.
(c) Land rights.
(d) The government.

11. What were the record years for the Christian church on the reservations?
(a) 1863 to 1910.
(b) 1855 to 1863.
(c) 1870 to 1930.
(d) 1850 to 1900.

12. Who was Clyde Warrior?
(a) A writer.
(b) A poet.
(c) An artist.
(d) Perhaps the greatest wit in Indian country.

13. What does the Native American Church use in its sacramental worship life?
(a) The peyote button.
(b) Prayer shawls.
(c) Communion.
(d) Dance.

14. What does the author believe the Indians should have a right to, just like water districts, cities, and towns?
(a) Citizenship.
(b) Social services.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Sovereignty.

15. Once a church was assigned to a reservation, what happened to the other churches?
(a) They could also build a church on the same reservation.
(b) They were prohibited from entering a reservation.
(c) Other churches could talk to members of the reservation to try to gain access.
(d) Other churches could invite Indians to worship on their reservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to many Indians, is the culture of the white man?

2. Under what presidential administration did the policy of Relocation begin?

3. How many area offices does the Bureau of Indian Affairs have throughout the country?

4. What happened over time to young Indian men who wanted to enter the ministry?

5. How does the Native American Church view death?

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