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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the lie of the good man, according to Dan?
(a) A confession of ignorance.
(b) Changing the subject of the conversation.
(c) A white lie.
(d) Silence.

2. What did the Lakota people call the Creator?
(a) The Great Spirit.
(b) Walka Tenken.
(c) Wakan Tanka.
(d) Watiki Tokan.

3. What did Dan consider bullshit regarding the white people's way of life?
(a) The white people's attitude toward possessions.
(b) The white people's way of raising their children.
(c) The white people's emphasis on education.
(d) The white people's marriage customs.

4. Why did Dan feel it was stupid to be called an Indian?
(a) Because it wasn't a Lakota term.
(b) Because it was demeaning.
(c) Because Columbus thought he had found the East Indies.
(d) Because he was really a Native American.

5. On what reservation had Nerburn worked several years before?
(a) The Sacred Buffalo Reservation,
(b) The Red Dog Reservation.
(c) The Dakota Black Hills Reservation.
(d) The Red Lake Objibwe Reservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Nerburn play cards?

2. What was the title of one of the books Nerburn wrote after working on the reservation?

3. How did Grover wear his hair?

4. Why did the woman from New York say the Red Road books were not helpful in finding out about the Indians?

5. What did the Lakota people consider a sacred offering?

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