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

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

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

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

5. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(c) The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta.
(d) The Drum Circle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which city does the narrator focus on as a center for urban Indians?

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

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

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

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