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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group accused the Gallup Chamber of Commerce of holding a Gallup ceremony in which Indians were not allowed to participate?
(a) National Indian Youth Council.
(b) Bureau of Indidan Affairs.
(c) Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) No answers are correct.

2. Deloria recognized which country for having the best reputation for dealing with aborigine peoples?
(a) United States.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Australia.
(d) Canada.

3. In Chapter3, ecologists tried to turn attention away from the Civil Rights Movement by turning attention to what?
(a) Bacteria in the ocean.
(b) Ocean temperature.
(c) The continent's rapidly deteriorating ecosystem.
(d) The environment.

4. Deloria teaches that many tribal religions refer to God as which of the following?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Brother.

5. In 1821, the Potawatomi chief, Metea, said the following when confronted with surrendering this tribe's land: "We are fearful we shall offend their spirits if we sell our lands; and we are fearful we shall offend you if we do not sell them." Who was Metea referring to when he said "their"?
(a) His ancestors.
(b) Members of his tribe.
(c) The buffalo.
(d) The army.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what was wrong with the Pope's promise?

2. Some tribes, such as the Lakota and Sioux, held special death ceremonies where a sacred pipe was used and the souls were kept to be purified and eventually released. What happened to these ceremonies in the 1890's?

3. In Chapter 10, who is given credit for developing the early idea of the immortality of the soul?

4. In Chapter 15, Deloria claims that in 1493, the Pope promised which of the following?

5. In Deloria's opinion, how has education affected tribal ways?

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