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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the federally recognized Indian tribes in the U.S. have game operations?
(a) 380.
(b) 420.
(c) 238.
(d) 190.

2. In 2010, what was the unemployment rate for Native American communities nationwide?
(a) 48%.
(b) 26%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 19%.

3. When did Treuer move back to Leech Lake Reservation?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1993.

4. Where did David Schildt go to college?
(a) Rapid City.
(b) Cheyenne.
(c) Billings.
(d) Twin Cities.

5. In 1884 by how much did the Turlte Mountain Reservation shrink?
(a) 5 times.
(b) A third.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 10 times.

6. How long was Stan Jones a member of the tribal council at Tulalip?
(a) 37 years.
(b) Over 40 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) About 45 years.

7. When did the Winnebago file a claim in the Court of Claims?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1925.

8. When was the Blackfeet tribal constitution adopted?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1942.

9. When did the Black Panthers cease to exist as a viable political force?
(a) 2000s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1970s.

10. Where were most of the early founders of the American Indian Movemnt (AIM) from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Denver.

11. In the 1990 census, how many people identified as American Indian or Alaskan native?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 1.5 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 2.5 million.

12. How many of the hundreds of Indian languages are expected to be viable into the twenty-second century?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

13. When Treuer and Bob Matthews collected pinecones, how much did Bob think a bushel would sell for?
(a) $50.
(b) $45.
(c) $40.
(d) $30.

14. Where is Tulalip Resort Casino located?
(a) North of Seattle.
(b) North of Minneapolis.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Minnesota.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1970, how many Indians, on or off the reservation, lived below the poverty level?

2. What descent was Sarah Agaton Howe's mother?

3. By 1988, how much was tribal gaming revenue brining in annually?

4. In 2002, what percent of tribes earned more than 65% of all Indian gaming revenue?

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

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