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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 10, Deloria claims Indians believed which of the following if a person was hanged for an offense?
(a) It was a dishonorable death.
(b) The rope confined the soul in the body.
(c) It was a great honor.
(d) His soul would retaliate against the hangman.

2. Who does Deloria claim came onto the reservations attempting to change Indian culture?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Missionaries.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Homeless people.

3. In Chapter 17, Deloria complains that religious interpretation does not try to understand religious experiences beyond ________________.
(a) The realm of Christianity.
(b) Mexico.
(c) North America.
(d) What concerns most people.

4. In Chapter 10, regarding immortality of the soul and resurrection of the dead, Deloria claims Indian religions ____________________________.
(a) Are only interested in the soul's immortality.
(b) No answer is correct.
(c) Believe they are one in the same.
(d) Show no concern for either doctrine.

5. Who or what dictates the Christian belief of life after death, according to Deloria?
(a) The pope.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Denominational preference.
(d) What the preacher says.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have many people returned to the reservation according to Deloria?

2. The title of Chapter Ten is "___________ and Religion."

3. In Chapter 10, Deloria said tribal communities believe death to be what type of event?.

4. In Chapter 11, which of the following does Deloria emphasize regarding Indian religion?

5. By Deloria's definition in Chapter 16, what is the most familiar type of sacred land?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the book, "God is Red," what advantages are attributed to the establishment of reservations.

2. Why did Potawatomi Chief Metea fear selling his tribe's land?

3. How did the Indians feel about hanging criminals?

4. According to Deloria, how are developments of contemporary American culture and Indian tribal cultures different?

5. Why did Deloria feel it was a problem for Indians to convert to Christianity?

6. Name a second type of sacred land.

7. What ceremony did the federal government ban in the 1890's?

8. What are the two propositions that have to do with life and the hereafter? Where did these propositions originate?

9. Compare religion and politics from a Christian and an Indian point of view.

10. What theme is repeated throughout the few chapters, if not the book? (Pertaining to God and individuals.)

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