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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The National Indian Youth Council published a pamphlet to inform the public of Gallup's actions. What was the title of this pamphlet?
(a) "Wait Until We Get Even."
(b) "When Our Grandfathers Had Guns."
(c) "Shame on Gallup."
(d) "How to Treat Indians."

2. Deloria believes one of the greatest offenses to the Indian tribes was what?
(a) Changing their names.
(b) The desecration of burial grounds.
(c) Forcing them to cut their hair.
(d) Locking them in jail.

3. What does Deloria believe caused science to pierce the veil of nature?
(a) Modern medicine.
(b) The atomic bomb.
(c) Space shuttles.
(d) Bunson burners.

4. Deloria claims that the chronology of Christian culture and religious doctrine is dependent on the presence of which of the following?
(a) The Cross.
(b) Jews and Jesus.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Bible.

5. Deloria also claims that many Christians are "married" to the idea that Columbus ___________________.
(a) Discovered America.
(b) Came from England.
(c) Is never wrong.
(d) Failed on his journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 8, "Origin of Religio n," states which of the following regarding the origin of religion?

2. Deloria believes Christian theologians have failed to explain how ___________________.

3. The majority of Indian religions, claims Deloria, refuse to think of a supreme being how?

4. In Chapter 6, another major distinction between Christianity and tribal religions that Deloria mentions is which of the following?

5. How was one way Indians tried to preserve their rights in Chapter 1?

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