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

2. Deloria believes that historically, in regards to a Supreme Being, humans have transferred their own personality traits onto the deity. This statement is made to support his description of the Christian God as what?
(a) Evil.
(b) Unstable.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Forgiving.

3. Deloria believes Christian theologians have failed to explain how ___________________.
(a) Sin is perceived.
(b) Adam came to exist.
(c) Creation evolved.
(d) Evil can exist in a perfect world.

4. How does Deloria believe some Christians will feel about his comparisons of Christianity and Indian tribal religions?
(a) Upset.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Relieved.

5. What group accused the Gallup Chamber of Commerce of holding a Gallup ceremony in which Indians were not allowed to participate?
(a) National Indian Youth Council.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) Bureau of Indidan Affairs.
(d) Central Intelligence Agency.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. The Bible says Adam and Eve were made how?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the Christian idea of creation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Discuss why Young Chief, a Cayuse, refused to sign the Treaty of Walla Walla.

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

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