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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, spiritually, was Robert Kennedy?
(a) An American.
(b) An Irishman.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A white man.

2. What, according to the joke, is a peace treaty?
(a) "When a white man wants pieces of your soul."
(b) "When a white man wants a piece of your land."
(c) "When a white man want a piece of you."
(d) "When a white man wants a piece of your mind."

3. 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) Sovereignty.
(d) Voting rights.

4. In 1964, what percentage of Indians thought the United States should get out of Vietnam?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 85 percent.

5. 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 religion must be done in a group.
(c) It holds a separate place in Indian society and the lines are never crossed.
(d) That religious ceremonies are important and should be done daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the white man systematically destroy for the Indians?

2. What is the highest form of behavior in the Native American Church?

3. Who is Frank Takes Gun?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did missionaries do to the Indian's religious life when they arrived on the reservations?

2. How does white culture destroy other cultures?

3. What happened when the government decided to move the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Health, Education and Welfare?

4. What does the author think about the Republican political party?

5. Why does the joke about Falling Rocks bridge the racial gap?

6. How does the Bureau of Indian Affairs give the Indians an advantage for services over other Americans in need?

7. What was the first program offered by the African Americans after the Civil War and what happened to that program?

8. According to the author, what would happen if the Bureau of Indian Affairs were abolished?

9. What does the Indian religion require of its followers that is so vastly different from Christian religions?

10. Why have many tribes decided NOT to use government help to build up their reservations?

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