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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Quoting the Ancestors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice from Dudley Patterson does Keith Basso say he followed?
(a) He slept.
(b) He wrote a book.
(c) He left.
(d) He learned.

2. What does Keith Basso say places were creating a means of in "Chapter 1, Quoting the Ancestors"?
(a) Historical imagination.
(b) Personal worth.
(c) Events.
(d) People.

3. According to legend, why were the owners of Shades of Shit forced to stay home?
(a) It was snowing.
(b) They refused to share their corn.
(c) They refused to share their toilet.
(d) It was raining.

4. What is the translation of the name of the place Basso and Charles Henry were at?
(a) Water Lies With Mud In An Open Container.
(b) Small flowers Became Big.
(c) River Going Down Between Valley.
(d) Dead Old Woman Sleeping.

5. What did Charles Henry use to downplay the tension during his trip with Basso?
(a) His missing teeth made pronunciation difficult.
(b) He made a joke.
(c) He tried to teach Basso Apache basics.
(d) He started talking in English only.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Keith Basso's project take?

2. What does Keith Basso argue our sense of place is as natural as?

3. What were two of the places Basso went to explained to him as being?

4. Which of the places does Charles Henry say were created first?

5. What grants did Keith Basso receive to do his work in Indian country?

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