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

2. How many Lakota survived Wounded Knee?
(a) 175.
(b) More than 200.
(c) 230.
(d) About 300.

3. When did Blackfeet warrior and orator Crowfoot die?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1891.

4. When did the Spanish attempt to settle in what is present-day South Carolina?
(a) 1511 and 1521.
(b) 1498 and 1502.
(c) 1530 and 1570.
(d) 1526 and 1566.

5. By the late 1870s, approximately how many bison were killed per day?
(a) 3,200.
(b) About 5,000.
(c) Around 4,500.
(d) 7,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what century did Leif Eriksson explore the northern Atlantic littoral?

2. In 1890, how many Indians did the U.S. Census Bureau tabulate?

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

4. When was the battle of the Little Bighorn?

5. When did Sitting Bull formally surrender to government forces?

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