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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deloria states that thousands of people have near-death experiences that indicate some type of afterlife existence . Finish the following statement, "...although it does not seem to have any connection with _____________________."
(a) Christian philosophy.
(b) Modern Christianity.
(c) Any recognizable religion that we follow today.
(d) Tribal beliefs.

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

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

4. In what manner was it legal for the Europeans to confiscate the Indian land?
(a) By force or purchase.
(b) By purchase only.
(c) No answer is correct.
(d) By force only.

5. Deloria asserts that Indian religions think of creation as the environment and how it relates to what?
(a) History.
(b) Other planets.
(c) The moon.
(d) A specific place.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what was wrong with the Pope's promise?

2. Deloria teaches that many tribal religions refer to God as which of the following?

3. In Chapter 10, who is given credit for developing the early idea of the immortality of the soul?

4. Name the example(s) of the most familiar type of sacred land according to Deloria.

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

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