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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. Name one major development between 1972 and 1990 that was mentioned in Chapter 2.
(a) Integration of religious Indian beliefs with that of traditional churches.
(b) No answer is correct.
(c) The creation of the Indian Christian Assembly.
(d) The abolition of the Indian Christian Assembly.

2. Deloria also claims that many Christians are "married" to the idea that Columbus ___________________.
(a) Failed on his journey.
(b) Discovered America.
(c) Is never wrong.
(d) Came from England.

3. In Chapter 8, the origins of religion are examined from which of the following?
(a) The Germanic myth to Columbus.
(b) The Germanic myth to the Hopi.
(c) No answer is correct.
(d) Japan to Alaska.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 3, when was there rampant interest in American Indian traditions?

2. The National Indian Youth Council published a pamphlet to inform the public of Gallup's actions. What was the title of this pamphlet?

3. Name one reason mentioned in Chapter 4 that tribal religions hold a place sacred.

4. In Chapter 5, which of the following Christian beliefs does Deloria claim concerns American Indians?

5. Why were the Gallup Indians upset with the town?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do American Indians tend to view their history and religion? Is this similar or different from traditional Western beliefs?

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

3. Explain religious controversy in regards to Indian religions and Christian religions.

4. Why did a group of Mohawk Indians block the Canadian border at Cornwall Bridge?

5. When considering a Supreme Being, in addition to physical images, what type of personality traits might he possess and why?

6. Explain the different reactions of Christians and Indians to supernatural phenomena, such as meteors and supernovae.

7. Why did the Indians begin protesting in the 1960's?

8. How do tribal religions interpret creation?

9. How are beliefs based on political persuasion, as explained by Deloria?

10. Explain the use of the term "Grandfather" in Indian cultures.

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