and answers with solutions 2025
1. The passage is most likely excerpted from which of the following?
(A) A Lakota folk tale that encourages youth to emulate an important elder
(B) A cultural analysis that reveals the mythology of Lakota warrior society
(C) A Lakota author's account of his ancestral culture's history and values
D) An attempt to reconcile the different values expressed in Lakota society
(E) An instructional guide that teaches readers the Lakota path to humility - ANSWER (C) A Lakota
author's account of his ancestral culture's history and values
2. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main claim about Crazy Horse's cultural legacy
that is developed in the passage?
(A) He exemplifies the Lakota culture's devotion to truth.
(B) He embodies the virtue of humility in
Lakota society.
(C He symbolizes the fate of Lakota warriors
who fail at waktoglaka.
(D) He epitomizes the Lakota warrior who enhances his status by telling stories.
(E) He typifies the Lakota warrior who is overly concerned with appearances. - ANSWER (B) He embodies
the virtue of humility in
Lakota society.
3. According to the fourth paragraph, the battles of June 1876 established Crazy Horse's reputation for
which of the following?
(A) Denunciation of his people's praise
(B) Commitment to telling only true war stories
(C) Generosity to his enemies as well as his friends
(D) Shyness about ceremonial displays
(E) Leadership skill on the battlefield - ANSWER (E) Leadership skill on the battlefield
, 4. Which of the following best describes how the author represents "western American history, written
by Euro-Americans" (paragraph 4, sentence 4) ?
(A) He rejects it as a false and biased account of the Lakota people.
(B) He acknowledges it while suggesting
Lakota stories offer a different perspective.
(C) He reveres it for its precise methodology and its adherence to objective truth.
(D) He denounces it as an attempt to excuse the ineptitude of Crook and Custer.
(B) He ignores it in order to present the Lakota people's more comprehensive account. - ANSWER (B) He
acknowledges it while suggesting
Lakota stories offer a different perspective.
5. In his description of the United States Army's plan "to capture and herd all the Lakota onto
reservations once and for all" toward the end of the fourth paragraph, the author's tone conveys which
of the following?
(A) Admiration for the scope of the Army's military ambitions
(B)Disapproval of the Army's dehumanizing treatment of the Lakota
(G Awe at the Army's sophisticated strategies
and superior weaponry
(D) Indignation at the Army's previous failures to follow through on the plan
(E) Pride in the Army's foresight and superior managerial skills - ANSWER (B)Disapproval of the Army's
dehumanizing treatment of the Lakota
6. In the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author's focus shifts from
(A) the turbulent nineteenth century to the peaceful present
(B) the Oglala Lakota to the other six Lakota
groups
(C) Crazy Horse to General Crook and
Lieutenant Colonel Custer
(D) Euro-American history to Lakota cultural
memory