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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. Deloria claims that the chronology of Christian culture and religious doctrine is dependent on the presence of which of the following?
2. How did Deloria believe American Indians were treated?
3. 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?
4. Deloria believes one of the greatest offenses to the Indian tribes was what?
5. During the 1950's, the BIA initiated a relocation program in California in an attempt to sell something that belonged to the Indians. What were they trying to sell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did a group of Mohawk Indians block the Canadian border at Cornwall Bridge?
2. What did Deloria and a radio talk show host find so funny and why?
3. Why were ecologists jealous of the Civil Rights Movement?
4. Explain the use of the term "Grandfather" in Indian cultures.
5. Why does Deloria consider the origin of religion vague?
6. How does the Indian connection to nature relate to their religious beliefs?
7. Was it a good thing that Americans began to take more interest in the American Indians in the late 1960's? Why?
8. Why are Indians concerned with man's domination over the rest of creation?
9. Discuss the term "Vanishing Americans."
10. How do Indians view creation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When was the Indian movement? How does the Indian Movement compare to the Civil Rights Movement? Explain your answers by providing several examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Deloria believes God is red and some believe God is dead. After studying this book, do you agree or disagree with Deloria's claim that God is red? Why or why not? How would you respond to claims that God is dead? Explain your answers with several examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 15, Deloria discusses the historical treatment of the Aborigine and other native people across the world. Compare and contrast at least three countries mentioned in the book and their treatment of their own native people to that of American Indians.
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