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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When captured, what does Hooker Jim offer to do?
(a) Help round up other indian tribes
(b) Turn Captain Jack over to the soldiers
(c) Serve as a scout for the soldiers
(d) Lead his tribe back to the reservation

3. 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

4. In 1877 the Nez Perces defeat the soldiers at what battle?
(a) The Battle of the Washita
(b) The battle of White Bird Canyon
(c) The Battle of the Rosebud
(d) The Battle of Wounded Knee

5. What Indian tribe lived in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado?
(a) The Utes
(b) The Crow
(c) The Comanches
(d) The Blackfoot

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

7. What tribe abused the Modoc tribe?
(a) The Klamath
(b) The Nez Perce
(c) The Sioux
(d) The Apache

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

9. What does Captain Jack agree to do to officer Canby if he will not agree to allow the Modoc to return to their homelands?
(a) Report Canby to his superiors
(b) Allow Hooker Jim to ambush Canby
(c) Kidnap Canby
(d) Kill Canby

10. What are the Kiowa's forced to do by the white soldiers?
(a) Speak English
(b) Turn in their family members who are warriors
(c) Hunt buffalo for white settlers
(d) Farm

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

12. In 1894 where does Geronimo go to live?
(a) Fort Sill
(b) Fort Robinson
(c) Fort Snelling
(d) Levenworth Prison

13. Where was Kintpuash's tribe moved to by the US government?
(a) Idaho
(b) Arizona
(c) Wyoming
(d) Oregon

14. Who is the Indian agent who develops a plan to move the Utes to a reservation?
(a) Denver
(b) Meeker
(c) Sutton
(d) Stuart

15. Who is Victorio?
(a) An Apache leader
(b) A Comanche chief
(c) The Mexican who captures Geronimo
(d) Victorio is another name for Geronimo

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Santana and Big Tree go to attend peace talks?

2. In what tribe was Kintpuash a chief?

3. How does Sitting Bull die?

4. In 1904 what caused the death of Chief Joseph?

5. What happens when the US soldiers confront two Kiowa chiefs, Santana and Lone Wolf?

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