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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deloria explains that many Christian religions believe God exists how?
(a) In human form.
(b) Only in America.
(c) Only inside churches.
(d) No answer is correct.

2. In Chapter 5, the author believes Christians tend to see creation as the beginning of time and what?
(a) A divine plan.
(b) A specific sequence of events.
(c) The beginning of religion.
(d) A mythological tale.

3. Name one major development between 1972 and 1990 that was mentioned in Chapter 2.
(a) The creation of the Indian Christian Assembly.
(b) The abolition of the Indian Christian Assembly.
(c) Integration of religious Indian beliefs with that of traditional churches.
(d) No answer is correct.

4. In Chapter 5, Deloria explains that the Indian beliefs of creation go back to what concept?
(a) Old verses new.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Chronological events.
(d) Time and space.

5. According to Deloria, when telling a story, an Indian may say it happened long ago without stating a specific what?
(a) Year.
(b) Month.
(c) Date or time.
(d) Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Deloria believes that historically, in regards to a Supreme Being, humans have transferred their own personality traits onto the deity. This statement is made to support his description of the Christian God as what?

2. During the 1960's and 1970's, large numbers of American Indians lived in what areas?

3. In Chapter3, ecologists tried to turn attention away from the Civil Rights Movement by turning attention to what?

4. However, regarding time, the author said the Plains Indians use an animal hide to do what?

5. What does BIA stand for?

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