Chapter 26

Quiz for Document 26-4: Proclamation: To the Great White Father and All His People (1970)

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Question 1

In its 1970 Proclamation: To the Great White Father and All His People the organization known as Indians of All Tribes (IAT) makes use of rhetoric that is intended to illustrate which of the following?A. The group’s reliance on the civil rights movement for inspiration and direction
B. The United States’s consistent violation of Native Americans’ natural rights
C. The diversity of Native American tribes and experiences and their new plan for cooperation
D. The historic exploitation of Native American people and land by the U.S. government

Question 2

What rhetorical devices are used in the title of the proclamation and the reasons given for Alcatraz Island’s suitability for Indian occupation, as well as prominently throughout the proclamation?A. Appeals to reason
B. Appeals to emotion
C. Irony and sarcasm
D. Legal precedent

Question 3

According to the authors of the proclamation, Alcatraz Island is well suited as an Indian Reservation due to itsA. barren lack of natural resources and history as an overcrowded prison.
B. location in the midst of an important traditional Native American fishery.
C. legal status resulting from the Dawes Severalty Act.
D. sacred status to all native peoples of the Northeastern United States.

Question 4

By using dark humor, the Indians of All Tribes are attempting to address serious issues and to causeA. the dismantling and destruction of white American culture.
B. militant and violent uprisings against the U.S. government.
C. recognition and redress of historical unjust treatment of Native Americans.
D. cooperation between Native Americans and the global community.