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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1 says that the first great protest was held on what border?

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

3. In Chapter 5, the author believes Christians tend to see creation as the beginning of time and what?

4. What does BIA stand for?

5. According to Deloria, when telling a story, an Indian may say it happened long ago without stating a specific what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the two Indian stereotypes identified by Deloria prior to the incident at Wounded Knee.

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

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

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

5. What did Deloria and a radio talk show host find so funny and why?

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

7. Deloria states some devout Christians may be upset by comparing God to Supreme Beings of other religious groups. Why?

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

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

10. Was it a good thing that Americans began to take more interest in the American Indians in the late 1960's? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Where the cross goes, there is never life more abundantly - only death, destruction, and ultimately betrayal." Explain what Deloria means by this statement. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Support your opinion with information from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Deloria describes several Indian methods of recording events. Discuss at least three examples from the boo,k citing how or why these methods were or were not successful. Describe another method the Indians might have used for a calendar that was not mentioned in "God is Red."

Essay Topic 3

Explain the two propositions that have been used to explain individual life and the hereafter within the Christian tradition. How do these beliefs compare to Indian beliefs? Use several examples from the book to support your response.

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