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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 14, Deloria asserts that when the younger generation visits the outside world of modern conveniences, which of the following occur?
(a) They love music.
(b) They are afraid of public transportation.
(c) They never return home.
(d) It can cause a lack of harmony in in the Indian home.

2. Chapter 6, "The Concept of History," relates religion to which of the following?
(a) Christianity's evolution throughout history.
(b) American Indian tribal events.
(c) Religious wars.
(d) Chronological details of events.

3. According to Deloria, Arizona tribes used symbols on a _____________ in an attempt to keep events in chronological order.
(a) Calendar stick.
(b) Calendar.
(c) Animal hide.
(d) Cave wall.

4. Deloria claims that many cultures perceive God as man because of which of the following?
(a) They are ignorant.
(b) Indian beliefs.
(c) Wording in the Bible.
(d) They are egotistical.

5. Deloria declares that the interpretation of religion has always been done through which of the following?
(a) The authority of Westerners.
(b) Indian chiefs.
(c) Christian leaders.
(d) The females of the culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deloria believe caused science to pierce the veil of nature?

2. Name one major development between 1972 and 1990 that was mentioned in Chapter 2.

3. According to Deloria, what was a repercussion of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act?

4. Repeatedly, Deloria mentions that Indian tribal religions believe in a vital relationship between which of the following?

5. According to Deloria, what was the result of many Christian zealots posing as Indian agents for the Bureau of Indian Affairs?

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