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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the Gallup Indians upset with the town?
(a) The Indians were not allowed to attend school.
(b) The Indians were worked as slaves.
(c) There were no Indian restaurants.
(d) For excluding them from civic events.

2. In Chapter 2, what brought even more attention to the American Indians?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Civil Rights Movement.
(c) Equal Rights Movement.
(d) Columbus Day.

3. A major development during the 1970's and 1980's was ___________________.
(a) The creation of larger Indian reservations.
(b) The interest in the Indian movement by non-Indians.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) The creation of smaller Indian reservations.

4. By the 1960's, how did many tribes across the country begin to protest their treatment?
(a) Asserting their tribal identity.
(b) Marching across the country.
(c) Writing news articles.
(d) Scalping their enemies.

5. What are the two stereotypical categories Deloria refers to?
(a) Educated and uneducated.
(b) Warlike savages and wise old men.
(c) Hunters and gathers.
(d) Murderers and horse thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did some whites dig up Indian bodies from their graves?

2. When was the BIA ordered to find areas for the California Indians to reside?

3. How was one way Indians tried to preserve their rights in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 2, Deloria claims Indians were stereotyped into two categories prior to the incident at _______________.

5. The first great protest was held in 1968 by the __________ Indians.

(see the answer key)

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