Question 1

On Native American reservations, unemployment ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely exceeds 10% 
B)  has been declining rapidly in recent years 
C)  is unmeasured because no statistics are kept 
D)  has risen to a range of 70-80% on the smaller, more isolated reservations 
E)  is not a problem

Question 2

After the 1890s, Native Americans lived on reservations under a paternalistic system of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The two-spirit people in many Native tribes challenge the Western idea of the gender binary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Schools for Native Americans were primarily focused on education and not on "Westernizing" children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The focus of the Red Power movement was to assimilate Native Americans with White Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Native American languages are in danger of disappearing as generations continue to change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In order to be governed by the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act, tribes were required to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  sign peace treaties 
B)  move to Oklahoma 
C)  give up their remaining land 
D)  adopt a constitution and hold elections 
E)  honor and obey tribal elders

Question 8

Boarding schools were successful in fully inculcating Anglo values, ethics, and religion to Native children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) was founded by 25 Native American tribes in order to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  organize gambling on reservations 
B)  develop outdoor recreational facilities on reservations 
C)  improve the educational and health-care facilities on reservations 
D)  manage and develop the natural resources controlled by tribes 
E)  prevent the dumping of toxic waste on reservations

Question 10

The relative status of Native Americans in the United States improved significantly in the last decade of the 20th century, and most Americans view them more positively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Native reservations were managed by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  elected tribal members 
B)  the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
C)  the Office of Indian Trade 
D)  the Bureau of American Affairs 
E)  the Bureau of Tribal Reservation Affairs

Question 12

Stereotypes of Native Americans being "savages" motivated efforts toward their extermination and are maintained by observations of their subordinated status on the reservations. This statement supports which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Noel hypothesis 
B)  the importance of the contact situation 
C)  Blauner's hypothesis 
D)  Myrdal's vicious cycle 
E)  the segmented assimilation perspective

Question 13

Many Native Americans are offended by the nicknames of athletic teams, such as the Cleveland Indians or Atlanta Braves, and the use of tomahawk chops and Native mascots, while the public dismisses these things as "trivial."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

About 20% of all Native Americans in the continental United States speak a language other than English at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Although the number of Native Americans enrolled in college has increased, the percentage of Native Americans who actually graduate from high school and college is still well below the national average.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The vast cultural differences between Native Americans and Western society drove attempts of coercive acculturation by colonizers. This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weber 
B)  Noel 
C)  Lenski 
D)  Blauner 
E)  Marx

Question 17

The different contact situations for Native Americans and African Americans have led to differences in the dominant political goals of each group. Explain these differences and identify opportunities or possibilities for collaboration between groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The different contact situations for Native Americans...

Question 18

Rates of out-marriage for Native Americans are quite high compared with other groups due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans' desire to be Americanized 
B)  marriage providing opportunities for upward mobility 
C)  an increase in acceptance of interracial marriage 
D)  the small size of Native populations in urban areas 
E)  the concentration of Native Americans on reservations

Question 19

Native American conceptions about the land were easily translated into Americanized ideas about private property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the early reservation period, tribal membership was determined by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the tribes 
B)  the U.S. army 
C)  the women of the tribe 
D)  the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
E)  records of ancestry

Exam 6: Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society

On Native American reservations, unemployment ______.

After the 1890s, Native Americans lived on reservations under a paternalistic system of government.

The two-spirit people in many Native tribes challenge the Western idea of the gender binary.

Schools for Native Americans were primarily focused on education and not on "Westernizing" children.

The focus of the Red Power movement was to assimilate Native Americans with White Americans.

Native American languages are in danger of disappearing as generations continue to change.

In order to be governed by the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act, tribes were required to ______.

Boarding schools were successful in fully inculcating Anglo values, ethics, and religion to Native children.

The Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) was founded by 25 Native American tribes in order to ______.

The relative status of Native Americans in the United States improved significantly in the last decade of the 20th century, and most Americans view them more positively.

Native reservations were managed by ______.

Stereotypes of Native Americans being "savages" motivated efforts toward their extermination and are maintained by observations of their subordinated status on the reservations. This statement supports which theoretical perspective?

Many Native Americans are offended by the nicknames of athletic teams, such as the Cleveland Indians or Atlanta Braves, and the use of tomahawk chops and Native mascots, while the public dismisses these things as "trivial."

About 20% of all Native Americans in the continental United States speak a language other than English at home.

Although the number of Native Americans enrolled in college has increased, the percentage of Native Americans who actually graduate from high school and college is still well below the national average.

The vast cultural differences between Native Americans and Western society drove attempts of coercive acculturation by colonizers. This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?

The different contact situations for Native Americans and African Americans have led to differences in the dominant political goals of each group. Explain these differences and identify opportunities or possibilities for collaboration between groups.

Rates of out-marriage for Native Americans are quite high compared with other groups due to ______.

Native American conceptions about the land were easily translated into Americanized ideas about private property.

In the early reservation period, tribal membership was determined by ______.