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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Only Good Indian Is a Dead Indian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What US general declared war on the Navajo and Apache?
(a) General Carleton
(b) General Sheridan
(c) General Custer
(d) General Sherman

2. What declaration did Colorado's governor, John Evans make?
(a) It was legal for any soldier to kill any indian
(b) It was illegal for any indian to reside in Colorado
(c) It was legal for any white man to kill any hostile indian
(d) It was illegal for any indian to kill any white man

3. Why do the Sioux move into the Black Hills?
(a) They are trying to get to Canada
(b) There are more white settlers to kill
(c) The antelope and buffalo are more numerous
(d) They follow the soldiers into the Black Hills

4. What do the white men call these 5 Sioux chiefs?
(a) The Laramie Loafers
(b) The Sand Creek survivors
(c) The Friends of Lincoln
(d) The Outlaws of Cheyenne

5. At what fort did several Indian tribes sign a treaty reducing their lands?
(a) Fort Snelling
(b) Fort Wise
(c) Fort Ridgely
(d) Fort Defiance

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was chief of the Wdewkantons?

2. What white man tries to get these Indians to sign a peace treaty?

3. How long does Red Cloud's war last?

4. What Navajo chief finally surrendered in 1866?

5. Who are Red Cloud, Man Afraid of his Horses, and Dull Knife?

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