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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?
(a) Chief Red Feather.
(b) William Gibson.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) Bertolt Brecht.

2. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?
(a) A whale.
(b) A deer.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) A snake-like water monster.

3. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta.
(c) The Drum Circle.
(d) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

4. Which colonel led the volunteer militias that were so brutal to Indians?
(a) Colonel Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) Colonel Stanley McChrystal.
(c) Colonel Michael Allen.
(d) Colonel John Chivington.

5. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head bursts into flames.
(b) The rolling head dies.
(c) The rolling head starts singing.
(d) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?

2. In what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?

3. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?

4. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

5. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?

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