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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 dies.
(b) The rolling head starts singing.
(c) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(d) The rolling head bursts into flames.

2. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?
(a) A whale.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A snake-like water monster.
(d) A deer.

3. In what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?
(a) 1605.
(b) 1702.
(c) 1675.
(d) 1621.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?

4. What tribe did Metacomet belong to?

5. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?

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