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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the American public learn a great deal about American Indians?
(a) The 1960's and 1970's.
(b) History.
(c) The 1990's.
(d) The 1940's.

3. During WWII, why did many Indians move to the west?
(a) To work in various war industries.
(b) To fight.
(c) To join the Peace Corp.
(d) To hide on reservations.

4. During the 1960's, what made the American people realize that there were still a large number of American Indians in the United States?
(a) Many Indians moved to the city.
(b) More movies about Indians were made.
(c) Indian protests.
(d) It was on the Internet.

5. How does Chapter 1 claim the Indians were treated by many of the gold rush miners?
(a) Ignored.
(b) Most were friendly.
(c) Fairly.
(d) Many were killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the BIA ordered to find areas for the California Indians to reside?

2. In the 1960's, the Indians protested against government programs that stripped timber from their forests. What other privilege was taken away?

3. What was the reason for most Indian protests?

4. During the 1960's and 1970's, large numbers of American Indians lived in what areas?

5. What does BIA stand for?

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