View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 1 says that many people believed Indian settlements were located where?
(a) Places for teenagers to party.
(b) Becoming extinct.
(c) Sitting atop valuable resources, such as oil and minerals.
(d) Sacred and forbidden to tourists.

2. In the 1960's, the Indians protested against government programs that stripped timber from their forests. What other privilege was taken away?
(a) Wearing tribal clothing.
(b) Fishing rights.
(c) Using boats.
(d) Farming.

3. During the 1960's and 1970's, large numbers of American Indians lived in what areas?
(a) The Rocky Mountains.
(b) The West, around the Great Lakes, and in the southeastern U. S.
(c) Texas and New Mexico.
(d) Montana.

4. Deloria believes Christian theologians have failed to explain how ___________________.
(a) Evil can exist in a perfect world.
(b) Creation evolved.
(c) Sin is perceived.
(d) Adam came to exist.

5. How was one way Indians tried to preserve their rights in Chapter 1?
(a) By using the legal system.
(b) By retaliating on white cemeteries.
(c) By holding whites hostage.
(d) By holding hunger strikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author explains that Indian religions do not promote which of the following?

2. The National Indian Youth Council published a pamphlet to inform the public of Gallup's actions. What was the title of this pamphlet?

3. In Chapter 5, the author believes Christians tend to see creation as the beginning of time and what?

4. Deloria uses what two theories to explain the differences between Christianity and Indian religious doctrine?

5. According to Deloria, who believes creation will eventually end in destruction and judgment?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 293 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample