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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. As a criticism of Christian history, Deloria quotes Arnold Toynbee, saying the difficulty is that of viewing a map of the Mediterranean and _________________________.
(a) Thinking it is in North America.
(b) Pretending it is a map of heaven.
(c) Pretending it is a map of the world.
(d) No answer is correct.

2. According to Deloria in Chapter 11, what creates Christian denominations?
(a) Doctrinal disagreements.
(b) Geographic locations.
(c) The pope.
(d) Different governments.

3. Name the example(s) of the most familiar type of sacred land according to Deloria.
(a) Gettysburg and Wounded Knee.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Wounded Knee.

4. The third type of sacred land described in Chapter 16 is which of the following?
(a) The birthplace of Geronimo.
(b) Overwhelming holiness.
(c) The desert.
(d) Agriculturally fertile land.

5. Deloria believes culture shapes religion in which of the following ways?
(a) Alaskan aboriginal tribes.
(b) Tribal Indian cultures.
(c) European countries.
(d) Contemporary American culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Deloria, what other group has similar success to the Amish?

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

3. Deloria believes that the distinction between the immortality of the soul and the Christian ideal of the resurrection of the dead is best described as which of the following?

4. In Chapter 17, Deloria complains that religious interpretation does not try to understand religious experiences beyond ________________.

5. In Chapter 10, Deloria claims the Spanish would have a priest standing by to baptize a fetus after killing its mother and before killing it. Why would they feel a baptism was necessary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name the third type of sacred land Deloria mentions in the book.

2. Why does Deloria believe sacred places are important?

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

4. In Deloria's opinion, why is it a problem that some tribes choose not to use modern conveniences?

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

6. Name one reason why some of the Indian tribal ceremonies were prohibited.

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

8. How are dreams discussed in the chapter on human personality?

9. What did "God is Red" list as a disadvantage of the reservations in terms of religion?

10. Name a second type of sacred land.

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