CEOE Oklahoma General Education 4

Question 1

Which Native American tribe was NOT among the Five Civilized Tribes relocated to Indian Territory?

Accepted Answer

Comanche

Answer

The Five Civilized Tribes were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole; the Comanche were a Plains tribe not included in this group.

Question 2

What percentage of Oklahoma's total land area is currently tribal reservation or trust land?

Accepted Answer

About 50%

Answer

Following the 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, approximately half of eastern Oklahoma was affirmed as reservation land of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and other tribes.

Question 3

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum commemorates which tragic event?

Accepted Answer

The 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing

Answer

The Oklahoma City National Memorial honors the 168 victims of the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

Question 4

Which economic sector currently ranks among the top contributors to Oklahoma's state GDP?

Accepted Answer

Energy (oil, gas, and wind)

Answer

Energy production—including oil, natural gas, and increasingly wind power—remains one of the largest contributors to Oklahoma's economy.

Question 5

The Cherokee Phoenix, published beginning in 1828, was significant because it was:

Accepted Answer

The first Native American newspaper printed in both English and the Cherokee syllabary

Answer

The Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper and was printed in both English and Sequoyah's Cherokee syllabary, demonstrating the tribe's literacy and self-governance.

(CEOE) Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators Practice Test

(CEOE) Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators Practice Test

CEOE Oklahoma General Education 4