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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 invite Indians to worship on their reservation.
(d) Other churches could talk to members of the reservation to try to gain access.

3. What is the Aberdeen office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs known for?
(a) It is the most removed office from the Indians it serves.
(b) It is the largest office.
(c) It is the most religious of the area offices.
(d) It is the smallest office.

4. 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) 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) That religion must be done in a group.

5. As stated in Part 8, what must the white man do before he can relate to others?
(a) He must define his own history.
(b) He must understand that he is superior to others.
(c) He must forego the pleasure of defining them.
(d) He must connect to the land.

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

7. What was the main goal of the Bureau of Indian Affairs when it was started?
(a) To prevent the extinction of the Indian.
(b) To dirve the Indians to Oklahoma.
(c) To make sure the Indian became extinct.
(d) To drive the Indians to reservations.

8. During the 1950s, where were the Indian Health Services transferred to?
(a) The War Department.
(b) The Department of Commerce.
(c) The Department of the Interior.
(d) The Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

9. 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.

10. What did Popovi Da say about the Indians being the first people in American?
(a) "We saw it first."
(b) "We knew a good thing when we saw it."
(c) "We had reservations."
(d) "We love the reservation, what's not to love?"

11. What was one good, tangible result of Indian participation in the Poor People's Campaign?
(a) The Indian people began to see others' point-of-view.
(b) The Indian people began to question their love of the land.
(c) The Indian people began to hoard wealth.
(d) The Indian people began to question the nature of their situation.

12. What did Louie Sitting Crow do for fun?
(a) Tell tourists about Indian fokelore.
(b) Give money and food to tourists.
(c) Watch the tourists who traveled Highway 16 on their way to the Black Hills.
(d) Help tourists gas their vehicles.

13. What happened during World War II on reservations?
(a) All progress stopped and funds were scarce.
(b) Indians were drafted and many reservations lost their leaders.
(c) Women took over men's jobs, just like in the rest of the country.
(d) Money increased under Roosevelt and the reservations were well funded.

14. Under what umbrella did the Bureau of Indian Affairs begin?
(a) The War Department.
(b) The Senate.
(c) The Interior Department.
(d) The Peace Department.

15. What did the Supreme Court do in June of 1968?
(a) It ruled in favor of urban development for Indians.
(b) It drained a dam and gave Indians back land on the east coast.
(c) Interpreted an ancient statute in favor of blacks in the matter of purchasing a house.
(d) It ruled in favor of water rights for African Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favorite hymn surprised old warriors in church?

2. What kind of groups, according to the author, do people have little sympathy for?

3. What treaty did John F. Kennedy break?

4. Who is Frank Takes Gun?

5. How do the Indians control social situations?

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