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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Winnetou's sidekick?
(a) Old cowboy guns.
(b) Old Pacekeeper.
(c) Old Horse boy.
(d) Old Shatterhand.

2. In the story of Rabbit Boy, there is a boy who states that he has power over Rabbit Boy and that he is going to throw what over him?
(a) A rope.
(b) A hoop.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A net.

3. What did the smoke rising from the pipe represent?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The lungs.
(c) Fog.
(d) Breath.

4. In what year was Richard sent to do a story on an old mining railroad?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1955.

5. When Richard had some of his Indian friends visit him in New York, what left the Indians speechless?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The skyscrapers.
(c) The Statue of Liberty.
(d) The hustle and bustle of New Yorkers.

6. In the tale about Rabbit Boy, when the rabbit came across a pool of blood, what did he do?
(a) He hopped over it and didn't look back.
(b) He spread it out into a larger pool.
(c) He scooped it up in a cup to keep.
(d) He gave it the shape of a human being.

7. What did Richard keep doing all the way back to their campsite after his first experience with the American West?
(a) Humming.
(b) Whistling.
(c) Singing.
(d) Snapping his gum.

8. Where did Richard's first encounter with the American West take place?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Maine.
(c) New York.
(d) North Dakota.

9. What kind of work did Richard do in New York?
(a) He was an architect.
(b) He was an illustrator.
(c) He was a graphic designer.
(d) He was a painter.

10. If a person would swear by the sacred pipe then they could not do what?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Go back on their word.
(c) Speak.
(d) Lie.

11. Why did Richard's aunt from Austria claim all her fleas liked him better?
(a) Because he was a young boy.
(b) Because she was a religious woman.
(c) Because they knew she didn't like them.
(d) Because he had sweeter blood.

12. What was the name of Richard Erdoes' wife?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Jillian.
(c) Joan.
(d) Jean.

13. Winnetou never killed his enemies but stunned them with what?
(a) The butt of his rifle.
(b) His powerful rope.
(c) A horseshoe.
(d) A blow from his fists.

14. When the White Buffalo walked away from the tribe, what was she doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Flying.
(c) Gliding.
(d) Crying.

15. What types of birds did Richard spend a lot of time with in the aviary?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Owls.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the White Buffalo Woman was addressing the children of the tribe she told them to "remember this and grow up" and do what?

2. How many hunters were sent out who discovered the White Buffalo Woman?

3. Lame Deer states that those who saw the unktegila went blind for how many days?

4. What was the great wakinyan of the west clothed in?

5. When the earth was young, the Sioux Indians believe that the wakinyan ruled over what?

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