View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deloria claims in Chapter 1 that "token" Indians were always present on what holidays?
(a) Christmas and New Years.
(b) Thanksgiving and Memorial Day.
(c) Easter and Christmas.
(d) Columbus Day and Thanksgiving.

2. After the 1968 protest, where was the next major protest held?
(a) Boulder, Colorado.
(b) Gallup, New Mexico.
(c) Sacramento, California.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

3. What was the reason for most Indian protests?
(a) Tribal attire.
(b) Territorial boundaries.
(c) Disputes among tribes.
(d) The violation of government treaties.

4. On what issue was the 1968 protest?
(a) The boundary line between two territories.
(b) Farming rights along borderlines.
(c) Government assessing tolls for crossing a bridge.
(d) A new Indian curfew.

5. By the 1960's, how did many tribes across the country begin to protest their treatment?
(a) Marching across the country.
(b) Asserting their tribal identity.
(c) Writing news articles.
(d) Scalping their enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Gold Rush cause the American Indians to do?

2. Why were the Gallup Indians upset with the town?

3. According to Deloria, when did many traditionally religious people begin to embrace the Indian religion?

4. Name one reason mentioned in Chapter 4 that tribal religions hold a place sacred.

5. During the 1950's, the BIA initiated a relocation program in California in an attempt to sell something that belonged to the Indians. What were they trying to sell?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 265 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample