Question 1

True or false: Geronimo was the chief of the Apache tribe.

Accepted Answer

False. Geronimo was a war leader and medicine man, not a chief. Tribal chiefs included Cochise and Mangas Coloradas.

Question 2

True or false: Geronimo belonged to the Navajo tribe.

Accepted Answer

False. Geronimo was a member of the Chiricahua Apache tribe, not the Navajo. The Apache and Navajo are distinct peoples.

Question 3

True or false: Geronimo was a medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache.

Accepted Answer

True. Geronimo was a medicine man and war leader, not a chief. He served as a spiritual guide for the Chiricahua Apache.

Question 4

True or false: Geronimo was born in the state of Arizona.

Accepted Answer

False. Geronimo was born near the headwaters of the Gila River, which is in present-day New Mexico, not Arizona.

Question 5

True or false: Geronimo appeared at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.

Accepted Answer

True. As a prisoner of war, Geronimo was allowed to attend the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, where he was a popular attraction.

Question 6

True or false: After Geronimo's surrender, Geronimo became a US Army scout.

Accepted Answer

False. Geronimo was taken as a prisoner of war after 1886 and never served as a scout. He lived at Fort Sill under guard until his death.

Question 7

True or false: Geronimo's birth name was Goyahkla, meaning 'one who yawns'.

Accepted Answer

True. Geronimo was born with the name Goyahkla (also spelled Goyathlay), which in the Apache language translates to 'one who yawns'.

Question 8

True or false: Geronimo was baptized into the Dutch Reformed Church in 1903.

Accepted Answer

True. Geronimo was baptized by Reverend Walter Roe at the Dutch Reformed Mission in Oklahoma in 1903, though he retained Apache beliefs.

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