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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 teaches that many tribal religions refer to God as which of the following?
(a) Sister.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Mother.
(d) Brother.

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

3. When was the BIA ordered to find areas for the California Indians to reside?
(a) During WWII.
(b) During the Great Depression.
(c) During the Civil Rights Movement.
(d) During WWI.

4. The author emphasizes that Indian religions are not _________________________.
(a) Sin oriented.
(b) Old traditions.
(c) Superstitious.
(d) In conflict with nature.

5. Why did some whites dig up Indian bodies from their graves?
(a) To sell the skulls.
(b) To sell the clothes.
(c) To sell the buried treasure.
(d) To sell the bones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Deloria teaches that Indian religions view creation as which of the following?

2. During the 1960's, what made the American people realize that there were still a large number of American Indians in the United States?

3. 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?

4. Until the 1970's, why did the term "vanishing Americans" refer to American Indians?

5. Deloria asserts that Indian religions think of creation as the environment and how it relates to what?

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