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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, one of the first distinctions between Christianity and Indian religions is what?
(a) The supreme being is perceived.
(b) The fact that Christians worship in buildings.
(c) The day of the week they worship.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. On what issue was the 1968 protest?
(a) A new Indian curfew.
(b) Government assessing tolls for crossing a bridge.
(c) The boundary line between two territories.
(d) Farming rights along borderlines.

3. The creation of man is also part of the Christian _______.
(a) Church.
(b) Doctrine.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) An Indian religious belief system.

4. Although tribal religions do believe in creation, Deloria states they do not believe in which of the following?
(a) Importance of sin.
(b) No answer is correct.
(c) Fall from grace.
(d) Rights of trees.

5. Chapter 4 discusses the fact that liberals tend to ___________________________.
(a) Vote republican.
(b) Be more sympathetic to mankind.
(c) Vote democratic.
(d) Support Indian causes.

6. Deloria claims in Chapter 1 that "token" Indians were always present on what holidays?
(a) Thanksgiving and Memorial Day.
(b) Christmas and New Years.
(c) Columbus Day and Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter and Christmas.

7. In Chapter 3, the explosion of the New Age culture is attributed to people being interested in creating their own religion to suit their needs. Name another non-traditional form of worship that drew attention from the New Age culture.
(a) Astrology.
(b) Demonology.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Numerology

8. Deloria claims that the chronology of Christian culture and religious doctrine is dependent on the presence of which of the following?
(a) Christmas.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Jews and Jesus.
(d) The Cross.

9. The Bible says Adam and Eve were made how?
(a) From plants.
(b) In a garden.
(c) In the likeness of God.
(d) From water.

10. In Chapter 9, "Natural and Hybrid Peoples," Deloria discusses the various images invoked when one thinks about which of the following?
(a) Space Aliens.
(b) Christian preachers.
(c) A Supreme Being.
(d) Indian warriors.

11. Deloria believes one of the greatest offenses to the Indian tribes was what?
(a) Locking them in jail.
(b) Forcing them to cut their hair.
(c) The desecration of burial grounds.
(d) Changing their names.

12. The National Indian Youth Council published a pamphlet to inform the public of Gallup's actions. What was the title of this pamphlet?
(a) "Wait Until We Get Even."
(b) "Shame on Gallup."
(c) "How to Treat Indians."
(d) "When Our Grandfathers Had Guns."

13. During WWII, why did many Indians move to the west?
(a) To work in various war industries.
(b) To join the Peace Corp.
(c) To hide on reservations.
(d) To fight.

14. In Chapter 5, which of the following Christian beliefs does Deloria claim concerns American Indians?
(a) Nature is not important.
(b) Sin exists in the world.
(c) Jesus will come again.
(d) Man has dominion over the rest of creation.

15. Why do some Americans object to the term "Native Americans"?
(a) The word "native" bears a negative connotation.
(b) The title "American Indian" is politically correct.
(c) They believe anyone born in the United States is a native American.
(d) Some people object to everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refused to sign the Treaty of Walla Walla because he felt all of creation was not represented in the agreement?

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

3. In Chapter 2, what brought even more attention to the American Indians?

4. In Chapter 6, another major distinction between Christianity and tribal religions that Deloria mentions is which of the following?

5. Chapter 1 says that many people believed Indian settlements were located where?

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