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1			What do Open Range and The Missing have in common?
			A)	Both earned Academy Awards for Best Picture.
			B)	Both are classic westerns.
			C)	Both are new westerns, made after the end of the 1990s.
			D)	Both were directed by John Wayne after his acting career ended.
			E)	None of the above.
2			What influence do westerns have in shaping Americans' views of their frontier history?
			A)	Great influence: Westerns continue to be the dominant genre.
			B)	Great influence: They replaced actual history with myth.
			C)	Little influence: They accurately portray frontier history.
			D)	Little influence: Westerns were never popular enough to influence the audience.
3			Where did film westerns get their start?
			A)	Dime novels
			B)	European film classics
			C)	History books
			D)	News reels
			E)	All of the above were major influences
4			Which of the following was/were popular westerns?
			A)	Stagecoach
			B)	Shane
			C)	Pale Rider
			D)	All of the above
			E)	A & B only
5			How do Europeans adapt in American westerns?
			A)	They don't. They refuse to adapt and die.
			B)	Westerns never depict this adaptation.
			C)	They build log houses and learn to adapt to nature like the Indians.
			D)	They bring their European ways to the old west and live in harmony with the Indians.
6			What is the opposite of nature in the western?
			A)	Corruption
			B)	Culture
			C)	Knowledge
			D)	Legalism
			E)	Idealism
7			What is the opposite of equality in the western?
			A)	America
			B)	Change
			C)	Class
			D)	Europe
			E)	Industrialization
8			How do young male (tenderfoot) characters get educated in westerns?
			A)	A drinking lesson
			B)	A shooting lesson
			C)	A visit to a "cat house"
			D)	A murder
9			How does the role of women in westerns compare to their roles in other classic genres?
			A)	They are stronger than women in other genres.
			B)	They are conventional and secondary to men.
			C)	There are no women in westerns.
10			Which type/sub-genre dominated westerns throughout their box office reign?
			A)	Cowboys vs. Indians
			B)	Culture vs. nature
			C)	The noble savage
11			What did the majority of "heroic Indians" in westerns have in common?
			A)	They were based on actual historical figures.
			B)	They eventually surrendered in their films.
			C)	They achieved bloody victories against whites.
			D)	They were played by white actors.
12			For over 40 years, Hollywood produced more westerns than it did any kind of film.
			A)	True
			B)	False
13			The early popular cowboy hero, Natty Bumpo, was based on the real life adventures of Davey Crocket.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14			Women balance westerns by successfully maintaining their European culture amidst the barren landscape.
			A)	True
			B)	False
15			Fluctuations in the status of the western genre reflect America's comfort level with the modern world.
			A)	True
			B)	False