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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Deloria believe American Indians were treated?
(a) Unfairly.
(b) Well .
(c) Like everyone else.
(d) Differently than other ethnic groups.

2. In Chapter 14, Deloria saw one advantage of reservations as which of the following?
(a) No one bothered them.
(b) It kept outsiders away from the Indians.
(c) They had their own schools and hospitals.
(d) They were able to practice their own religion.

3. According to Deloria, what was a repercussion of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act?
(a) It created problems when referred to in litigation regarding construction projects and federal land management.
(b) Christian riots were held in protest.
(c) It made other religions want their own act.
(d) No answer is correct.

4. Chapter 16 discusses moral responsibility and ___________________.
(a) Indian religion.
(b) Christian conversion.
(c) Sacred places.
(d) Christian error.

5. Deloria uses what two theories to explain the differences between Christianity and Indian religious doctrine?
(a) Bible and nature.
(b) Culture and science.
(c) Bible and science.
(d) Culture and nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Deloria's opinion, how has education affected tribal ways?

3. In Chapter 17, Deloria complains that religious interpretation does not try to understand religious experiences beyond ________________.

4. Deloria believes culture shapes religion in which of the following ways?

5. 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?

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