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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the Iroquois creation story of John Norton's in Chapter 1, Tawiskaron proves to be a great what?
2. What word refers to the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective and with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture?
3. When was John Norton born?
4. What is defined as a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form?
5. When did Eleazar Wheelock die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did a Micmac Indian assert of European wealth in a text from Chapter 2?
2. In what ways did the Europeans take advantage of the Native Americans regarding land, as discussed in the Introduction?
3. What story is related in Josiah Jeremy's text from Chapter 1?
4. How did the Native Americans receive the Dutch in John Heckewelder's text in Chapter 1? Why?
5. How did a Micmac Indian compare his people's housing structures versus those of the colonists in a text from Chapter 2?
6. What tribe is described in Chekilli's creation story from Chapter 1?
7. What were "client chiefs" and how were they used in controlling the Indians, according to the author in the Introduction?
8. How did the differences in literacy between the Indians and colonists affect land deals, as discussed in the Introduction?
9. In what types of structures did the Native Americans reside? What were the attributes of these structures?
10. What text of Samson Occom's is included in Chapter 2? Who was Occom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the symbolism, themes and meaning of the Iroquois creation myth related by John Norton in Chapter 1. How does this story's structure relate to narrative structures in European folklore?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the devastation of the Native American community due to smallpox, measles and other disease brought from the Old World. How many Native American tribes were wiped out completely by disease?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss and analyze the process of integration between the Europeans and the Native Americans. How did intermarriage affect the cultures of each community?
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