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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1975, how many Indian-run schools were there across the U.S. and Canada with culturally specific curricula?
(a) 16.
(b) 48.
(c) 24.
(d) 31.

2. When did the Massachusetts Bay Colony set fire to the palisaded village of the Pequot Indians?
(a) 1594.
(b) 1581.
(c) 1611.
(d) 1637.

3. When did the American Indian Movement (AIM) take a caravan to Washington, D.C.?
(a) October 9, 1972.
(b) September 17, 1972.
(c) November 1, 1972.
(d) December 19, 1972.

4. How long was the voyage that retraced Colubmus's route frm Spain to the Caribbean in 1992?
(a) 310 days.
(b) 300 days.
(c) 260 days.
(d) 270 days.

5. In 1958, what percent of Americans trusted the government to do what was right most of the time?
(a) 75%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 80%.

6. Between 1973 and 1992 how much money did the BIA steal or lose of Indian money?
(a) $4.2 billion.
(b) $1.9 billion.
(c) $2.4 billion.
(d) $3.8 billion.

7. How long was Zachary Taylor president?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 20 months.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 16 months.

8. When did Treuer's parents move to Washington, D.C.?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1963.

9. How much did leeches sell for per pound at the time Treuer talked with Bob Matthews?
(a) $8 to $12.
(b) $19.
(c) $10 to $15.
(d) $14.

10. In 2002, what percent of tribes earned more than 65% of all Indian gaming revenue?
(a) 12%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 37%.
(d) 9%.

11. In 1970, how many Indians, on or off the reservation, lived below the poverty level?
(a) 35%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 30%.

12. How much was distributed by the Pechanga Resort and Casino in 2006 in gaming profits to each tribal member?
(a) $290,000.
(b) $8,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $59,000.

13. In 1974, what percent of Washington state's annual catch was awarded to tribes by the Boldt Decision?
(a) 60%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 50%.

14. On what reservation did Sean Sherman grow up?
(a) Standing Rock.
(b) Crow Creek.
(c) Pine Ridge.
(d) Spearfish.

15. When did Treuer drive from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Browning, Montana?
(a) Summer 2014.
(b) Winter 2014.
(c) Spring 2014.
(d) Fall 2014.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2008, what was the unemployment rate at Leech Lake?

2. In 1980, what percent of Americans trusted the government to do what was right most of the time?

3. By what percent did the population of Indians incrased from 1980 to 1990?

4. What Indian tribe lives in Browning, Montana.

5. When did Clyde Warrior run for presidency of the Southwest Regional Indian Youth Council and win?

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