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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?
(a) Their harvest festival.
(b) Their annual Green Corn Dance.
(c) Their annual leadership conference.
(d) Their birthing ceremony.

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

4. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?
(a) Applesauce.
(b) Fry Bread.
(c) Corn.
(d) Pita.

5. 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 starts singing.
(c) The rolling head dies.
(d) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?

3. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

4. Where did the colonists display Metacomet's head after they killed him?

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

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