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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was one way Indians tried to preserve their rights in Chapter 1?
(a) By using the legal system.
(b) By retaliating on white cemeteries.
(c) By holding whites hostage.
(d) By holding hunger strikes.

2. Name one reason mentioned in Chapter 4 that tribal religions hold a place sacred.
(a) They practice magic there.
(b) Their beliefs and experiences are based on relationships with other living things.
(c) They love the land.
(d) No answer is correct.

3. Why did some whites dig up Indian bodies from their graves?
(a) To sell the buried treasure.
(b) To sell the bones.
(c) To sell the skulls.
(d) To sell the clothes.

4. After the 1968 protest, where was the next major protest held?
(a) Gallup, New Mexico.
(b) Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Boulder, Colorado.
(d) Sacramento, California.

5. How were the Indians arrested at the 1968 protest punished?
(a) Tried and acquitted.
(b) Moved to Canada.
(c) Forced to apologize.
(d) Sentenced to life in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason for most Indian protests?

2. Chapter 1 says that the first great protest was held on what border?

3. During the 1960's and 1970's, large numbers of American Indians lived in what areas?

4. What did the Gold Rush cause the American Indians to do?

5. During the 1960's protests, why were the Indians angry?

(see the answer key)

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