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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name one major development between 1972 and 1990 that was mentioned in Chapter 2.
(a) Integration of religious Indian beliefs with that of traditional churches.
(b) No answer is correct.
(c) The creation of the Indian Christian Assembly.
(d) The abolition of the Indian Christian Assembly.

2. Finish this sentence: Deloria teaches that American Indians had almost no use for __________________________________.
(a) Living long lives.
(b) Religion.
(c) Keeping track of past events.
(d) Worshipping trees.

3. Deloria encourages cultures outside tribal cultures to do which of the following?
(a) Abandon Christianity.
(b) Embrace the correlation between religion and nature.
(c) Observe tribal religious traditions.
(d) Respect sacred places.

4. In Chapter 2, what brought even more attention to the American Indians?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Equal Rights Movement.
(c) Civil Rights Movement.
(d) Columbus Day.

5. What did the Gold Rush cause the American Indians to do?
(a) Celebrate.
(b) Welcome newcomers.
(c) Move to Canada.
(d) Protest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Name one problem with modern society and tribal cultures according to Deloria.

2. How does Deloria believe the Indians felt about the establishment of reservations?

3. Deloria declares that the interpretation of religion has always been done through which of the following?

4. While Christianity is a relationship between one person and God, how does Deloria explain tribal religions?

5. Deloria claims that the chronology of Christian culture and religious doctrine is dependent on the presence of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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