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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In 2018, how many Indians ran for public office across the country, at every level?
(a) 109.
(b) More than 80.
(c) A little less than 90.
(d) 78.

4. When did the Birtch Creek dam break and cause a terrible flood?
(a) June 8, 1964.
(b) July 24, 1964.
(c) April 9, 1964.
(d) May 13, 1964.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Black Panthers cease to exist as a viable political force?

2. When did Treuer drive from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Browning, Montana?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Kansas Act?

2. What group was formed by Indians in 1944, and what were their goals?

3. How did Eddy Pablo sum up what it was like in Tulalip?

4. Where is Bob Matthews' office when he and Treuer meet and why?

5. What is the makeup of the Tulalip Reservation, and when was it established?

6. How did Raymond Yellow Thunder die, and what did his attackers get for his murder?

7. When and why was the first blood-quantum law passed in Virginia?

8. What happened to the Little Shell Band?

9. What information did Treuer share about his mother?

10. Have casinos made Indians rich?

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