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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the Indians of Canada different from the American Indians?
(a) They live in colder climates and have better housing.
(b) Their medical care is not as good as American Indians.
(c) They have not had their basic governmental forms disturbed.
(d) They are paid by the government NOT to grow crops.

2. What is regarded as utter hypocrisy by the Indian people?
(a) The attempt of churches to appear relevant to the social needs of the 1960's.
(b) Anthopologists caring about the Indian People.
(c) White Americans caring about the Indian People.
(d) The government caring about the Indian People.

3. What was the unfortunate provision in the Wheeler-Howard Act?
(a) Once a reservation voted against the acceptance of the provisions of the act, they were forbidden from considering it again.
(b) There was a one year delay on all services while the tribe voted.
(c) The Indians would have to give up hunting rights.
(d) The Indians would have to move again and give up more land.

4. Who saved the Florida Seminoles from termination?
(a) Congress.
(b) The governor of Florida.
(c) Arthur Watkins.
(d) The D.A.R. or Daughters of the American Revolution.

5. What does an anthropologist come to the reservation to do?
(a) Help the Indians with a building project.
(b) Make observations.
(c) Write down everything they see.
(d) Enjoy the food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two mainstream American Indian organizations?

2. What happened to the oldest treaty between the U.S. and the Seneca tribe?

3. Like the missionaries, what have anthropologists become intolerably certain of?

4. What year did the Congressional policy of termination begin?

5. What, according to the author, is one of the finest things about being an Indian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to the Virginia Indians each year at Thanksgiving. What is this in response to?

2. What is the Treaty of August 5, 1826 with the Chippewa tribe known for?

3. What is unique about the Apache of the Southwest?

4. Describe the treatment of the Choctaws. Why was their treatment worse when compared to other Indian peoples?

5. What are the myths associated with Indian Affairs?

6. How did William Zimmerman, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs classify existing tribes into categories for Termination?

7. What criteria, according to the author, do whites use to say that they "understand" Indians?

8. What happened to the Seneca Nation of New York?

9. What happens every summer with work camps and teenagers? What do the teenagers learn in one month that adults do not understand? What is the author's point about this program?

10. Who did the government go after first during the time of Termination?

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