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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name one reason mentioned in Chapter 4 that tribal religions hold a place sacred.
(a) They love the land.
(b) They practice magic there.
(c) No answer is correct.
(d) Their beliefs and experiences are based on relationships with other living things.

2. Deloria claims that the only belief common to both Christianity and Indian religions is which of the following?
(a) Music.
(b) A creator.
(c) Land.
(d) Animals.

3. After the 1968 protest, where was the next major protest held?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Gallup, New Mexico.
(c) Boulder, Colorado.
(d) Sacramento, California.

4. Repeatedly, Deloria mentions that Indian tribal religions believe in a vital relationship between which of the following?
(a) Humans and stars.
(b) Animals and trees.
(c) Nature and space.
(d) Nature and humans.

5. What did the Gold Rush cause the American Indians to do?
(a) Welcome newcomers.
(b) Move to Canada.
(c) Celebrate.
(d) Protest.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the 1960's, what made the American people realize that there were still a large number of American Indians in the United States?

2. Chapter 6, "The Concept of History," relates religion to which of the following?

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

4. How did Deloria believe American Indians were treated?

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

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