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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 5 claims that Christian theology has a theory of how ____________.
(a) Sin entered the world.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Indians should worship.
(d) Nature relates to humans.

2. 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?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Unstable.
(c) Evil.
(d) Forgiving.

3. In Chapter 10, Deloria claims the Spanish would have a priest standing by to baptize a fetus after killing its mother and before killing it. Why would they feel a baptism was necessary?
(a) This really didn't happen.
(b) To ease the conscience of the killers.
(c) Baptized babies go to heaven.
(d) No answer is correct.

4. In Chapter 10, what is Deloria's opinion of an afterlife with no difficulties?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Boring.
(c) Great!
(d) Challenging.

5. In Chapter 1, why was the publication of the National Indian Youth Council's pamphlet considered a monumental event?
(a) It involved the younger generation.
(b) It was banned in every American high school.
(c) It became mandatory reading.
(d) It was written by fifth graders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Name the example Deloria gives for the third type of sacred land.

2. Deloria declares in Chapter 15 that to this day, which country still refuses to recognize land titles to their Indians?

3. In Chapter 17, Deloria ponders whether old tribal religions can do which of the following?

4. Repeatedly, Deloria mentions that Indian tribal religions believe in a vital relationship between which of the following?

5. In Chapter 11, which of the following does Deloria emphasize regarding Indian religion?

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