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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did large groups of whites defile Indian burial grounds?
(a) Posting offensive posters.
(b) Burning the area.
(c) Robbing the graves.
(d) Painting the tombstones.

2. Who refused to sign the Treaty of Walla Walla because he felt all of creation was not represented in the agreement?
(a) Chief Bear.
(b) Chief Tohono.
(c) Chief Young.
(d) Chief Little Crow.

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

4. What are the two stereotypical categories Deloria refers to?
(a) Hunters and gathers.
(b) Warlike savages and wise old men.
(c) Murderers and horse thieves.
(d) Educated and uneducated.

5. In Chapter 5, which of the following Christian beliefs does Deloria claim concerns American Indians?
(a) Jesus will come again.
(b) Nature is not important.
(c) Sin exists in the world.
(d) Man has dominion over the rest of creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 6, "The Concept of History," relates religion to which of the following?

2. In Chapter 3, "The Religious Challenge," what incident is being discussed?

3. During the 1950's, the BIA initiated a relocation program in California in an attempt to sell something that belonged to the Indians. What were they trying to sell?

4. What was the reason for most Indian protests?

5. According to Deloria, Arizona tribes used symbols on a _____________ in an attempt to keep events in chronological order.

(see the answer key)

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