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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what tribe was Kintpuash a chief?
(a) Modoc
(b) Mohican
(c) Sioux
(d) Nez Perce

2. How does Chief Santana die?
(a) He is killed in a raid on Fort Richardson
(b) He dies of old age on the reservation
(c) He jumps from a prison hospital window
(d) He is killed by Lone Wolf

3. Little Wolf's tribe is taken to what fort?
(a) Fort Laramie
(b) Fort Ross
(c) Fort Robinson
(d) Fort Keogh

4. Dull Knife decides to leave the reservation to go to the reservation where what Chief now resides?
(a) Sitting Bull
(b) Chief Joseph
(c) Red Cloud
(d) Crazy Horse

5. Eventually the remaining Cheyennes are allowed to move to a reservation on what River?
(a) The Platte River
(b) The Tongue River
(c) The Missouri River
(d) The Powder River

6. In 1873 why does Captain Jack decide to fight the white soldiers?
(a) To protect Hooker Jim
(b) To protect his sister
(c) The soldiers had killed his family
(d) To protect his sacred homeland

7. What does Captain Jack do to Canby?
(a) Kills him
(b) Turns him over to renegade indians
(c) Kidnaps him
(d) Gives him to Hooker Jim

8. When does Geronimo die?
(a) 1904
(b) 1894
(c) 1898
(d) 1900

9. Of the 3,700,000 buffalo killed from 1872 to 1874 how many were killed by the Indian tribes?
(a) 150,000
(b) 3,000,000
(c) 1,000,000
(d) 2,000,000

10. What item of clothing are followers of the Ghost Dance supposed to possess?
(a) Ghost shirts
(b) Ghost shoes
(c) Ghost gloves
(d) Ghost hats

11. What event caused problems for the Indians who were living in the Black Hills?
(a) General Custer decides to start arresting Indians
(b) Some of the Indians started raiding white settlements
(c) Gold was discovered
(d) A train is built through the Black Hills

12. The future of the Ute nation was greatly effected by what ?
(a) A poor court system
(b) The end of the civil war
(c) The printed media
(d) The absence of an Indian policy

13. How does Geronimo avoid being caught by US soldiers?
(a) Te moves to Mexico
(b) He surrenders to an Indian agent
(c) He holds settlers as hostages
(d) He moves into deep canyons

14. What ruling does a court make concerning Standing Bear?
(a) That he should be executed
(b) That he is a person like any other citizen
(c) That he has no standing in court
(d) That he can run for office

15. Who negotiates with Geronimo for his surrender?
(a) Meeker
(b) Crook
(c) Bent
(d) Vickers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the most famous Ute chief?

2. In what year was the last peace conference held, before the battle of the Little Big Horn?

3. What Kiowa chief counsels to stay on the reservation?

4. Where did Kintpuash's tribe live until after 1850?

5. When Geronimo is apprehended where is he taken?

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