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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 1 says that many people believed Indian settlements were located where?
(a) Sacred and forbidden to tourists.
(b) Becoming extinct.
(c) Places for teenagers to party.
(d) Sitting atop valuable resources, such as oil and minerals.

2. According to Deloria, in American Indian tribal religions there is a noticeable absence of which of the following?
(a) The fear of death.
(b) Life after death beliefs.
(c) Baptisms.
(d) Cemetaries.

3. Deloria also claims that many Christians are "married" to the idea that Columbus ___________________.
(a) Failed on his journey.
(b) Discovered America.
(c) Came from England.
(d) Is never wrong.

4. Chapter 5 discusses the differences among religions on what topic?
(a) Creation.
(b) Music.
(c) Death.
(d) Life after death.

5. By the 1960's, how did many tribes across the country begin to protest their treatment?
(a) Scalping their enemies.
(b) Marching across the country.
(c) Asserting their tribal identity.
(d) Writing news articles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, "Natural and Hybrid Peoples," Deloria discusses the various images invoked when one thinks about which of the following?

2. What group accused the Gallup Chamber of Commerce of holding a Gallup ceremony in which Indians were not allowed to participate?

3. Almost universally, Deloria claims tribal religions produced people ___________________.

4. According to Deloria in Chapter 11, what Christian community is admired by countless followers of Indian religions?

5. Deloria uses what two theories to explain the differences between Christianity and Indian religious doctrine?

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