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Question #1
Some texts reproduce Benjamin West's 1771 painting, Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a depiction Loewen says is problematic because:
A.
it presents hardly clothed natives alongside a fully dressed European, which is unrealistic and serves to imply natives were "primitive" and Europeans, "civilized"
B.
Penn's clothing in the piece is closer to what Europeans wore roughly 50 years earlier, thus making the portrayal historically inaccurate
C.
Penn never offered a treaty to Native Americans. Instead, he waged war, unilaterally.
D.
All individuals portrayed by the artist are of equal height; however, natives were on average much taller than these European "settlers"
Question #2
Loewen criticizes texts' claim that the original inhabitants of the Americas walked across Beringia (the isthmus across the Bering Straight). Why?
A.
These early inhabitants likely didn't walk upright, so "walking" is a problematic term
B.
Archaeologists have recently found evidence (in the form of 40,000-year-old sailboat remnants) proving that early humans crossed by ship
C.
Other theories (such as crossing by boat) are plausible and therefore deserving of consideration
D.
Archaeological evidence clearly shows that Beringia was never in a state making it possible for humans to walk across
Question #3
In John Garraty's American History, the author states, "None of the groups [of those original inhabitants of the Americas] made much progress in developing simple machines or substituting mechanical or even animal power for their own muscle power." Why does Loewen take issue with this claim?
A.
Archaeological evidence shows natives used, for example, horse- and ox-drawn plows, very similar in sophistication compared to European machinery
B.
Natives developed sophisticated mechanical irrigation systems far more sophisticated than anything contemporary Europeans had devised
C.
Native Americans would have needed the kinds of "animal power" unavailable in the (pre-Columbian) Americas
D.
Europeans didn't develop plows and other farming machinery until about 2,000 BCE, so the comparison is misleading
Question #4
"Civilized," according to anthropologists, means:
A.
"culturally advanced"
B.
"having a complex division of labor"
C.
"refined or enlightened"
D.
"featuring a city with a population of 150,000 or more"
Question #5
Ponce de Leon ventured into Florida to:
A.
recover the Cross of Cortez
B.
seek gold and capture Native American slaves
C.
find the fountain of youth
D.
pinpoint the location of the Well of the Souls--the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant
Question #6
How many texts from Loewen's sample group discuss European Americans' attraction to Native societies?
A.
1
B.
0
C.
2
D.
5
Question #7
Colonists dressed as American Indians during the Boston Tea Party:
A.
just to make a bold fashion statement
B.
to frame Natives and thus escape punishment
C.
to honor Natives, who had first introduced tea to the colonists
D.
to represent the Natives, whom the colonists felt were synonymous with liberty
Question #8
Which of these statements is true?
A.
When purchasing Manhattan, the Dutch paid the wrong tribe
B.
The Dutch got the bargain of the century in buying Manhattan, because the Natives could not negotiate intelligently
C.
The Dutch bought Manhattan for a few beads and assorted trinkets
D.
The Dutch were able to buy Manhattan so cheaply because Natives typically didn't believe in land ownership
Question #9
"The overall story line," Loewen argues, "most American history textbooks tell about Americans is this: We tried to Europeanize them; they wouldn't or couldn't do it; so we ______________."
A.
honored them by making them sports-team mascots
B.
ignored them
C.
dispossessed them
D.
enslaved them
Question #10
The most important outcome of the War of 1812, according to Loewen, was:
A.
it was just our 2nd war that didn't involve Indians
B.
we again showed the Brits that you don't mess with America
C.
that Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"
D.
that without European allies, Indians were easy to defeat.
Question #11
Loewen quotes Christopher Vecsey, who said, "We must temper our national pride with _____________."
A.
critical self-knowledge
B.
increased tolerance
C.
cognitive dissonance
D.
American exceptionalism
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