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School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 4/e

Stephen E. Tozer, The University of Illinois, Chicago
Paul C. Violas
Guy Senese, Northern Arizona University

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	In terms of education offered by the white society, Native Americans tended to
		A)	value the opportunity for education, while resenting the European focus
		B)	be eager to take advantage of whatever opportunities were available
		C)	try to use education to their advantage as much as possible for legal and political battles on their own behalf
		D)	a and c above


2	The trust status established between Native Americans and the federal government was spelled out in
		A)	the type of education provided to Indian students
		B)	the Constitution
		C)	treaties and Supreme Court actions
		D)	b and c above


3	As a result of the Dawes Allotment Act
		A)	Indians found a way to exist in white society without giving up their agricultural heritage
		B)	many Indians were able to sell their land for a large profit
		C)	Funding was provided for boarding schools for Indian children
		D)	Indian tribal land holdings were reduced by 100 million acres


4	The Indian Rights Association
		A)	provided a voice for disenfranchised Indians
		B)	thought the Dawes Act was a wise deal for Indians
		C)	worked against assimilation of the Indian
		D)	a and c above


5	Francis Leupp's goal as commissioner of Indian Affairs was to
		A)	get rid of all off-reservation Indian boarding schools
		B)	give more decision-making power to Indians themselves
		C)	assimilate the Indian through rational management
		D)	a and c above


6	The following aspect(s) of the trust between Native Americans and the government that has been and continues to be an issue is
		A)	the rights of Native Americans to administer their own matters
		B)	the right of Native Americans to manage their own resources
		C)	the education that is made available to Native American students
		D)	all of the above.


7	The concept of "manifest destiny" coined by John O'Sullivan expressed
		A)	the United States sense of entitlement regarding the provision of already occupied land
		B)	the justification for "civilizing" Native Americans
		C)	the reasoning behind Indian boarding schools
		D)	a and b above


8	The classical liberal tenet Native American values and beliefs differed most sharply from was
		A)	faith in reason
		B)	virtue
		C)	natural law
		D)	progress


9	Assimilationist efforts can result in
		A)	mixed effects on those who are the focus of assimilation efforts
		B)	benefits and problems for the dominant culture
		C)	strengthening of the culture that's being targeted
		D)	all of the above


10	Willard Walcott Beatty's views of the appropriate education for Indians are similar to
		A)	Booker T. Washington's ideas about education for African Americans
		B)	conservatives' beliefs about education for women in the nineteenth century
		C)	the scientific management approach to educating immigrants
		D)	all of the above


11	Beatty used the "Hawthorne effect" to
		A)	explain why it was important to give workers a voice in decision making
		B)	adjust Native American attitudes to work
		C)	argue for continued efforts to educate Native Americans for manual labor
		D)	b and c above


12	Collier wrote, "There is hardly any limit to the energy, the good-will, and the happiness which will meet us from within the Indian-if only we work with him at his own centers." These comments reflected Collier's
		A)	deep respect for the Native American's autonomy
		B)	interest in promoting pluralism in the United States
		C)	willingness to allow Native American input regarding their education
		D)	insights regarding how to most successfully assimilate the Native American


13	Dillon Platero's remarks on Indian control of schools versus involvement in schools are meant to show
		A)	that Indians are finally ready to make decisions
		B)	that students should have more say in their schooling
		C)	that true democracy incorporates local control, rather than mere involvement
		D)	none of the above


14	Patricia Locke's design for Indian education includes
		A)	qualified teachers from certified teacher preparation programs
		B)	white studies and Indian studies
		C)	elimination of the dominant culture from the curriculum
		D)	a and b above


15	Ethelou Yazzie wants to see
		A)	Navajo culture making up the curriculum of Navajo schools in place of the traditional European emphasis
		B)	apologies by the government for what they did to Navajo schoolchildren
		C)	a school experience that incorporates both Navajo and Western European cultures respectfully
		D)	a and b above

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