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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did a group of Meskwaki get permission from the Iowa state legislature to buy land in Tama County?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1903.

2. What was the estimated population of Cahokia around 1050-1250 CE?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 23,000.
(c) 19,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

4. By 1932, what was Joseph Oklahombi's monthly veteran's pension?
(a) $15.
(b) $10.
(c) $12.
(d) $9.

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

6. When were the last compulsory boarding school programs suspended?
(a) 1924.
(b) Late 1920s.
(c) 1938.
(d) Late 1930s.

7. In 1863, how much land were the Red Lake Band and Pembina Band of Ojibwe coerced into signing away?
(a) 5 million acres.
(b) 16 million acres.
(c) 11 million acres.
(d) 9 million acres.

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

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

10. On what lake is the town of Bena?
(a) Sixmile Lake.
(b) Leech Lake.
(c) Ball Club Lake.
(d) Lake Winnibigoshish.

11. When did Ely Parker become the first Indian to be placed in charge of the Office of Indian Affairs?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1867.

12. When did a party of Dakota attack a Ojibwe sugar camp near the Saint Croix River?
(a) February 1850.
(b) June 1850.
(c) April 1850.
(d) March 1850.

13. On December 20, 1890, how many followers left Standing Rock Reservation with Spotted Elk?
(a) 350.
(b) 280.
(c) 460.
(d) 120.

14. When was the battle of the Little Bighorn?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1874.

15. What Indians fought during the Revolutionary War and brought supplies and support to Washington and his troops when they were starving at Valley Forge?
(a) Chippewa.
(b) Iroquois.
(c) Pamunkey.
(d) Oneida.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee published?

2. Where was the author raised?

3. How many Indian men were drafted during World War I?

4. In 1495, how many Indians did Columbus ship back to Spain for sale?

5. When did the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople?

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