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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. In what river did protesters dump red dye in 1992 to protest the genocide of Native Americans?
(a) Manitou River.
(b) Pigeon River.
(c) Poplar River.
(d) Fox River.

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

3. In 1994, what day did the United Nations declare would be International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples?
(a) August 9.
(b) September 19.
(c) October 12.
(d) July 24.

4. When was the first blood-quantum law passed in America?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1705.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Menominee Reservation cease to exist?

2. What percent of American Indians have diabetes?

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

4. When did the Seminole Tribe in Florida open tax-free cigarette stores on reservation land?

5. How long had the Blackfeet been trading with Europeans when they met their first Americans?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1969, why was their a takeover of Alcatraz Island?

2. Who is Sean Sherman, and what is he known for?

3. What happened in 1992 that brought protests of Columbus and other issues?

4. Have casinos made Indians rich?

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

6. How did Treuer believe that what it meant to be Indian was changing?

7. What was the protest on the edge of the Standing Rock Reservation, and what did it accomplish?

8. What were the Wozupi Tribal Gardens?

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

10. What ways are there to decide who is and who is not an Indian other than blood quantum laws?

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