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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group accused the Gallup Chamber of Commerce of holding a Gallup ceremony in which Indians were not allowed to participate?
(a) Bureau of Indidan Affairs.
(b) Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) National Indian Youth Council.

2. Chapter 1 says that many people believed Indian settlements were located where?
(a) Sacred and forbidden to tourists.
(b) Places for teenagers to party.
(c) Becoming extinct.
(d) Sitting atop valuable resources, such as oil and minerals.

3. In the 1960's, the Indians protested against government programs that stripped timber from their forests. What other privilege was taken away?
(a) Wearing tribal clothing.
(b) Using boats.
(c) Fishing rights.
(d) Farming.

4. The National Indian Youth Council published a pamphlet to inform the public of Gallup's actions. What was the title of this pamphlet?
(a) "How to Treat Indians."
(b) "When Our Grandfathers Had Guns."
(c) "Wait Until We Get Even."
(d) "Shame on Gallup."

5. In Chapter 2, what brought even more attention to the American Indians?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Civil Rights Movement.
(c) Equal Rights Movement.
(d) Columbus Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the 1960's protests, why were the Indians angry?

2. In Chapter 1, Deloria claims that the domestic affairs of the United States included the American Indians up until what date?

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

4. Chapter 1 explains that the Indians revere their dead and believe their burial grounds to be _________.

5. Until the 1970's, why did the term "vanishing Americans" refer to American Indians?

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