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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 5 says Christians believe creation began when?
(a) No answer is correct.
(b) We are born.
(c) At conception.
(d) When Adam enters the world.

2. What was the reason for most Indian protests?
(a) Tribal attire.
(b) Disputes among tribes.
(c) The violation of government treaties.
(d) Territorial boundaries.

3. Deloria believes tribal religions have an advantage over Christians because their ceremonies involve the entire community and which of the following?
(a) Create cohesion and unity.
(b) Have 100% participation.
(c) Are not boring.
(d) None of the above.

4. In Chapter 10, Deloria claims the Spanish would have a priest standing by to baptize a fetus after killing its mother and before killing it. Why would they feel a baptism was necessary?
(a) Baptized babies go to heaven.
(b) To ease the conscience of the killers.
(c) No answer is correct.
(d) This really didn't happen.

5. Deloria believes that Western commercial interests and Christianity have gone hand in hand to do which of the following?
(a) Annihilate anyone that disagrees with them.
(b) Destroy nations of the world for trade and conversion.
(c) Unite Indian tribes worldwide.
(d) Modernize the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Deloria claim came onto the reservations attempting to change Indian culture?

2. A major development during the 1970's and 1980's was ___________________.

3. Deloria claims it is widely believed that the lack of record keeping in American Indian history is probably responsible for which of the following?

4. Some tribes, such as the Lakota and Sioux, held special death ceremonies where a sacred pipe was used and the souls were kept to be purified and eventually released. What happened to these ceremonies in the 1890's?

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

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