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1 | | Racism allows one group of people to feel superior to another and to |
| | A) | view them as inferior. |
| | B) | rationalize acts of oppression against them. |
| | C) | misinterpret their habits or traditions. |
| | D) | all of the these. |
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2 | | Population estimates of California Indians in 1769 range between |
| | A) | 10,000-20,000. |
| | B) | 50,000-60,000. |
| | C) | 150,000-200,000. |
| | D) | 310,000-325,000. |
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3 | | A traditional Indian view is that California Indians have lived in this region |
| | A) | forever. |
| | B) | for 15,000 years. |
| | C) | since the Pleistocene Epoch. |
| | D) | from about the year 1,000 A.D. |
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4 | | California Indians practiced agricultural techniques such as |
| | A) | weeding. |
| | B) | burning groundcover. |
| | C) | pruning. |
| | D) | all of these. |
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5 | | Native Californians were given the pejorative label "Diggers" because they |
| | A) | lived in hand-made mud homes. |
| | B) | dug trenches for leaching acorns. |
| | C) | dug roots and bulbs for basket making and food. |
| | D) | dug shallow fire pits. |
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6 | | Traditional California Indian basketry was the most advanced |
| | A) | in the Western U.S. |
| | B) | in the north. |
| | C) | in the world. |
| | D) | in the foothills. |
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7 | | Chiefs, shamans, priests, and ritualists were |
| | A) | always male. |
| | B) | tribal leaders. |
| | C) | chosen by elders. |
| | D) | all of these. |
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