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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. In Chapter 1, why were many Indians arrested illegally?
(a) The Indians were not read their legal rights.
(b) The Indians were in Canada.
(c) It is illegal to arrest an Indian.
(d) Federal government did not have jurisdiction.

2. In Chapter 5, the author believes Christians tend to see creation as the beginning of time and what?
(a) The beginning of religion.
(b) A mythological tale.
(c) A divine plan.
(d) A specific sequence of events.

3. When did the American public learn a great deal about American Indians?
(a) History.
(b) The 1990's.
(c) The 1960's and 1970's.
(d) The 1940's.

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

5. What is the purpose of the American Indian Religious Freedom Resolution?
(a) Allows whites to participate in Indian ceremonial rites.
(b) Protects the religion and ceremonial rites of American Indians.
(c) Protects Indian children from being forced to attend Sunday School.
(d) Forbids Indians from attending white churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason for most Indian protests?

2. In Chapter 5, the author explains that some tribal religions believe humans can not only change into animals and birds, but they can also change into what?

3. The first great protest was held in 1968 by the __________ Indians.

4. According to Deloria, when did many traditionally religious people begin to embrace the Indian religion?

5. The author explains that Indian religions do not promote which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How do tribal religions interpret creation?

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

8. How did WWII impact the Indians?

9. Explain the American Indian's methods of record keeping.

10. Why did the National Indian Youth Council publish a pamphlet titled, "When Our Grandfathers Had Guns?"

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