Critical Thinking Questions: Chief Seattle's Speech

Type I

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between statements (1) and (2):

Q1: Statement 1: Chief Seattle believed that every part of the earth is sacred to his people.
Statement 2: He questioned how anyone could buy or sell the sky or the land.
(a) 1 is the cause for 2
(b) 1 is an example of 2
(c) 1 is independent of 2
(d) 1 is a contradiction of 2

Q2: Statement 1: Seattle compared the permanence of his words to stars that never change.
Statement 2: He predicted that tomorrow's sky may be overcast even if today is fair.
(a) 1 is the cause for 2
(b) 1 is an example of 2
(c) 1 is independent of 2
(d) 1 is a contradiction of 2

Q3: Statement 1: Seattle said that the white man treats the earth as an enemy to be conquered.
Statement 2: He warned that the settlers' appetite would devour the earth and leave behind a desert.
(a) 1 is the cause for 2
(b) 1 is an example of 2
(c) 1 is independent of 2
(d) 1 is a contradiction of 2

Q4: Statement 1: Seattle claimed he would not reproach his "paleface brothers" for the decline of his people.
Statement 2: He stated that the spirits of his people would remain in the land even after they perish.
(a) 1 is the cause for 2
(b) 1 is an example of 2
(c) 1 is independent of 2
(d) 1 is a contradiction of 2

Q5: Statement 1: Seattle said the white man does not understand Native ways.
Statement 2: He observed that the white man moves on after exploiting the land.
(a) 1 is the cause for 2
(b) 1 is an example of 2
(c) 1 is independent of 2
(d) 1 is a contradiction of 2