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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head bursts into flames.
(b) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(c) The rolling head starts singing.
(d) The rolling head dies.

2. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?
(a) He brings the meat home and serves it to his children.
(b) He drinks its blood.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He chops it up and uses it in a ceremony.

3. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?
(a) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(b) William Gibson.
(c) Chief Red Feather.
(d) Bertolt Brecht.

4. Which city does the narrator focus on as a center for urban Indians?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Oakland.
(d) New York City.

5. What tribe did Metacomet belong to?
(a) The Cheyenne Tribe.
(b) The Wampanoag Tribe.
(c) The Arapaho Tribe.
(d) The Cherokee Tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?

2. What was Chief Massasoit's son's name?

3. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?

4. In what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?

5. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

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