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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Quoting the Ancestors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Keith Basso say was easy even without a written history?
(a) Imagining the past.
(b) Reinterpreting the past.
(c) Making stories up.
(d) Creating compelling stories.

2. What does Charles Henry say was tied to the places that were first created?
(a) Ancestral speech.
(b) Modern speech.
(c) Sign language.
(d) People.

3. According to legend, why were the owners of Shades of Shit forced to stay home?
(a) It was snowing.
(b) They refused to share their toilet.
(c) They refused to share their corn.
(d) It was raining.

4. How long did Basso stay at Charles Henry's house on a break, in "Chapter 1, Quoting the Ancestors"?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 5 days.

5. What does Keith Basso argue our sense of place is as natural as?
(a) Our love of freedom.
(b) Love.
(c) Culinary tastes.
(d) Breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts did the project suggested by the chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe have?

2. Who does Keith Basso say was the chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe?

3. What was Satre, according to Keith Basso?

4. What does Keith Basso say one cannot do all the time, despite it being captivating?

5. What does Keith Basso say the answer to the first question in the book is?

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