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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Using the example of the Crusades, Deloria accuses Christians of which of the following?
(a) Spreading their beliefs.
(b) Witnessing to the Indians.
(c) Attacking other cultures.
(d) Going on a retreat.

3. Deloria explains that many Christian religions believe God exists how?
(a) Only inside churches.
(b) In human form.
(c) Only in America.
(d) No answer is correct.

4. How does Chapter 1 claim the Indians were treated by many of the gold rush miners?
(a) Fairly.
(b) Many were killed.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Most were friendly.

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

6. In Chapter 1, Deloria claims that the domestic affairs of the United States included the American Indians up until what date?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1962.

7. In Chapter 3, "The Religious Challenge," what incident is being discussed?
(a) Wounded Knee.
(b) Ceremonial Indian affairs.
(c) The ransacking of a federal building.
(d) Peaceful co-existence between Indians and Whites.

8. In Chapter 2, Deloria claims Indians were stereotyped into two categories prior to the incident at _______________.
(a) Gallop, New Mexico.
(b) The Colorado River.
(c) Little Big Horn.
(d) Wounded Knee.

9. When was the BIA ordered to find areas for the California Indians to reside?
(a) During the Great Depression.
(b) During WWII.
(c) During the Civil Rights Movement.
(d) During WWI.

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

11. Chapter 1 explains that the Indians revere their dead and believe their burial grounds to be _________.
(a) Sacred.
(b) Private.
(c) Territorial.
(d) No answers are correct.

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

13. What does Deloria believe caused science to pierce the veil of nature?
(a) The atomic bomb.
(b) Space shuttles.
(c) Bunson burners.
(d) Modern medicine.

14. 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) A Supreme Being.
(c) Christian preachers.
(d) Indian warriors.

15. By the 1960's, how did many tribes across the country begin to protest their treatment?
(a) Writing news articles.
(b) Marching across the country.
(c) Scalping their enemies.
(d) Asserting their tribal identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this sentence: Deloria teaches that American Indians had almost no use for __________________________________.

2. Christianity and Indians agree that there is a significant role of ________________ in religion.

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

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

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

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