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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, Deloria ponders whether old tribal religions can do which of the following?
(a) Convert Christians.d.
(b) Survive in a modern world.
(c) Save the world.
(d) Change with the times.

2. Why have many people returned to the reservation according to Deloria?
(a) They missed their families.
(b) To attend new universities.
(c) To be healed from ailments.
(d) To lean rain dances.

3. In Chapter 10, Deloria claims Indians believed which of the following if a person was hanged for an offense?
(a) His soul would retaliate against the hangman.
(b) It was a dishonorable death.
(c) The rope confined the soul in the body.
(d) It was a great honor.

4. Although tribal religions do believe in creation, Deloria states they do not believe in which of the following?
(a) Rights of trees.
(b) No answer is correct.
(c) Importance of sin.
(d) Fall from grace.

5. What does BIA stand for?
(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(b) Basic Indian Area.
(c) Blackfoot Indian Association.
(d) Brooklyn Indian Administration.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, which of the following Christian beliefs does Deloria claim concerns American Indians?

2. What is the Christian doctrine of life after death?

3. In Chapter 17, Deloria states that Christianity is _________________.

4. By the 1960's, how did many tribes across the country begin to protest their treatment?

5. What people do Deloria claim fears death more than any other group?

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