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

2. Name one major development between 1972 and 1990 that was mentioned in Chapter 2.
(a) No answer is correct.
(b) The abolition of the Indian Christian Assembly.
(c) The creation of the Indian Christian Assembly.
(d) Integration of religious Indian beliefs with that of traditional churches.

3. 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.

4. Deloria believes one of the greatest offenses to the Indian tribes was what?
(a) The desecration of burial grounds.
(b) Changing their names.
(c) Locking them in jail.
(d) Forcing them to cut their hair.

5. Chapter 1 explains that the Indians revere their dead and believe their burial grounds to be _________.
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) Private.
(c) Territorial.
(d) Sacred.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the American public learn a great deal about American Indians?

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

3. According to Chapter 3, when was there rampant interest in American Indian traditions?

4. In Chapter 2, Deloria claims Indians were stereotyped into two categories prior to the incident at _______________.

5. During WWII, why did many Indians move to the west?

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