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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the BIA ordered to find areas for the California Indians to reside?
(a) During WWII.
(b) During the Great Depression.
(c) During the Civil Rights Movement.
(d) During WWI.

2. 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) Scalping their enemies.
(d) Writing news articles.

3. In Chapter 1, why was the publication of the National Indian Youth Council's pamphlet considered a monumental event?
(a) It was written by fifth graders.
(b) It was banned in every American high school.
(c) It became mandatory reading.
(d) It involved the younger generation.

4. During WWII, why did many Indians move to the west?
(a) To hide on reservations.
(b) To fight.
(c) To join the Peace Corp.
(d) To work in various war industries.

5. During the 1960's and 1970's, large numbers of American Indians lived in what areas?
(a) Texas and New Mexico.
(b) Montana.
(c) The West, around the Great Lakes, and in the southeastern U. S.
(d) The Rocky Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the American Indian Religious Freedom Resolution?

2. What was the reason for most Indian protests?

3. Deloria believes one of the greatest offenses to the Indian tribes was what?

4. During the 1950's, the BIA initiated a relocation program in California in an attempt to sell something that belonged to the Indians. What were they trying to sell?

5. Until the 1970's, why did the term "vanishing Americans" refer to American Indians?

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