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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Treuer's grandmother when she was sent to Tomah Indian Industrial School in Tomah, Wisconsin?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

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

4. When were peaceful Blackfeet massacred on the Marais River?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1870.

5. When did Sam Cleveland join the Army?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1992.

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

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

8. Where did the Ghost Dance religion start?
(a) Utah.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Montana.
(d) Wyoming.

9. When was the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee published?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1980.

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

11. When did a representative of the Iroquois Confederacy declare war on Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies?
(a) April 18, 1942.
(b) June 13, 1942.
(c) July 28, 1942.
(d) May 9, 1942.

12. After the Civil War, how much did the Seminoles have to sell their reservation for?
(a) 20 cents an acre.
(b) 10 cents an acre.
(c) 5 cents an acre.
(d) 15 cents an acre.

13. When was the second Treaty of Fort Laramie signed?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1857.

14. When did Samuel de Champlain land at the site that would become Quebec?
(a) 1602.
(b) 1617.
(c) 1608.
(d) 1611.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the Nez Perce forcibly removed from their ancestral lands in Oregon to Idaho?

2. When were the last compulsory boarding school programs suspended?

3. How many students died at the Carlisle school?

4. Until what date were most American Indians not considered American citizens?

5. Where did Columbus land in 1492?

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