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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Narrating the Apocalypse: 10,000 BCE-1890.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1890, how many Indians did the U.S. Census Bureau tabulate?
(a) Around 300,000.
(b) 180,000.
(c) Less than 200,000.
(d) 220,000.

2. During what century did Leif Eriksson explore the northern Atlantic littoral?
(a) 11th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 13th.

3. When did Sitting Bull formally surrender to government forces?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1880.

4. When were at least 150 Lakota Sioux killed in South Dakota?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1890.

5. In 1495, how many Indians did Columbus ship back to Spain for sale?
(a) 550.
(b) 480.
(c) 390.
(d) 620.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Spanish attempt to settle in what is present-day South Carolina?

2. How many years of Indian history does Treuer tell in the book?

3. When did Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) land on the mainland of North America?

4. When did English fishing fleets begin fishing in Newfoundland waters?

5. When was the battle of the Little Bighorn?

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