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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the frontier was closed in 1890, what did American enter into next?
(a) WWII.
(b) The Korean Conflict.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

2. How, according to the author, has America always viewed other nations?
(a) America has always honored other nations, but not the Indians.
(b) As a militantly imperialistic world power eagerly grasping for economic control over weaker nations.
(c) As neighbors and friends.
(d) America tries to help other countries, but sometimes oversteps their boundaries.

3. When Indians looked at pictures of the Disciples, what were they surprised to find?
(a) Their brown faces.
(b) Their shoulder-length hair.
(c) Their white faces.
(d) Their short hair.

4. How does the Native American Church view death?
(a) As a natural occurrence and not a special punishment.
(b) As a warning from God.
(c) As a symbol of peace.
(d) As a punishment.

5. What does the author believe is active in the private sector?
(a) Paternalism.
(b) Greed.
(c) Racism.
(d) Fairness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the oldest, continuous Indian-run organization?

2. What was the result of Christian missions on the reservations?

3. Once Dillon Myer took over, what was the policy instated from Commissioner to field clerk regarding Indians?

4. Among the Sioux in the Dakotas, what was the Sun Dance reinterpreted as?

5. What, according to the author at the end of chapter 1, should the government do about the Indians?

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