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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. When did Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) land on the mainland of North America?
(a) 1497.
(b) 1488.
(c) 1483.
(d) 1490.

2. When did the state of Georgia agree to give up claims to land if the federal government would remove or reduce the Indians in Georgia?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1807.

3. When was an order for Sitting Bull's arrest issued?
(a) December 15, 1890.
(b) November 9, 1890.
(c) September 30, 1890.
(d) October 11, 1890.

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

5. What did Treuer study in college?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) History.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When would Treuer's father drive Indian kids to Bemidji and then bring them home again?

2. When did Samuel de Champlain land at the site that would become Quebec?

3. How many Lakota survived Wounded Knee?

4. How many acres of land may have been irrigated by the Hohokam?

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

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