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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. Until the 1970's, why did the term "vanishing Americans" refer to American Indians?
(a) They all moved to Canada.
(b) Most of them had died.
(c) Most believed they were extinct.
(d) There were not any at Wal Mart.

2. A major development during the 1970's and 1980's was ___________________.
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) The creation of smaller Indian reservations.
(c) The creation of larger Indian reservations.
(d) The interest in the Indian movement by non-Indians.

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

4. After the 1968 protest, where was the next major protest held?
(a) Sacramento, California.
(b) Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Boulder, Colorado.
(d) Gallup, New Mexico.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 says Christians believe creation began when?

2. What does BIA stand for?

3. By the 1960's, how did many tribes across the country begin to protest their treatment?

4. What group accused the Gallup Chamber of Commerce of holding a Gallup ceremony in which Indians were not allowed to participate?

5. In Chapter 1, Deloria claims that the domestic affairs of the United States included the American Indians up until what date?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Deloria consider the origin of religion vague?

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

3. How do tribal religions interpret creation?

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

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

6. Discuss the term "Vanishing Americans."

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

8. Why were ecologists jealous of the Civil Rights Movement?

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

10. Was it a good thing that Americans began to take more interest in the American Indians in the late 1960's? Why?

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