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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. Using the example of the Crusades, Deloria accuses Christians of which of the following?

2. The author explains that Indian religions do not promote which of the following?

3. Why did some whites dig up Indian bodies from their graves?

4. Deloria teaches that many tribal religions refer to God as which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did WWII impact the Indians?

3. Explain the Christian idea of creation.

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

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

6. How do Indians view creation?

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

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

9. What are the differences between Christianity's belief in a Supreme Being and that of Indian religions?

10. How and by whom were Indian burial grounds desecrated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Deloria use the Nuremberg Trials to prove western nations will inevitably become victims of their own intellectual and moral weaknesses? Do you agree or disagree with Deloria's analogy? Provide several examples from the book in your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Deloria states that Christians pride themselves for bringing peace on earth. Name at least two examples to support this statement. Why does Deloria disagree? Explain your answers by providing several examples cited in the book. Is Deloria's statement true today? Why or why not?

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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