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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deloria claims it is widely believed that the lack of record keeping in American Indian history is probably responsible for which of the following?
(a) Mystery surrounding Indian events.
(b) Great oral traditions of the Indian tribes.
(c) Lost dates and times.
(d) Lack of historical information.

2. In Chapter 5, the discussion states that there are many differences between what two religions?
(a) Catholics and Protestants.
(b) Methodists and Baptists.
(c) Christianity and Indian tribal religions.
(d) No answer is correct.

3. In Chapter 6, the author explains that American Indians held no importance for which of the following?
(a) Living long lives.
(b) Remembering events.
(c) Worshipping trees.
(d) Keeping a calendar.

4. Deloria asserts that Indian religions think of creation as the environment and how it relates to what?
(a) A specific place.
(b) Other planets.
(c) History.
(d) The moon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The majority of Indian religions, claims Deloria, refuse to think of a supreme being how?

2. How did large groups of whites defile Indian burial grounds?

3. Deloria claims in Chapter 1 that "token" Indians were always present on what holidays?

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

5. Deloria claims Christianity puts a great deal of focus on creation and what it means to _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Another difference between Christianity and Indian religion is the belief regarding how sin entered the world. Explain.

2. What did the explosion of New Age culture, numerology, astrology, martial arts, shamanism and witchcraft have in common according to Deloria?

3. Why does Deloria believe the Christian ideal of keeping peace on earth is not true?

4. How and by whom were Indian burial grounds desecrated?

5. How do tribal religions interpret creation?

6. How does the Indian connection to nature relate to their religious beliefs?

7. the 1860's, how did the American Indian suffer at the hand of federal bureaucrats?

8. What are the differences between Christianity's belief in a Supreme Being and that of Indian religions?

9. Why are Indians concerned with man's domination over the rest of creation?

10. How did WWII impact the Indians?

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