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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 also claims that many Christians are "married" to the idea that Columbus ___________________.
2. Deloria asserts that Indian religions think of creation as the environment and how it relates to what?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 9, "Natural and Hybrid Peoples," Deloria discusses the various images invoked when one thinks about which of the following?
5. Christianity and Indians agree that there is a significant role of ________________ in religion.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the National Indian Youth Council publish a pamphlet titled, "When Our Grandfathers Had Guns?"
2. How do American Indians tend to view their history and religion? Is this similar or different from traditional Western beliefs?
3. Explain the different reactions of Christians and Indians to supernatural phenomena, such as meteors and supernovae.
4. How did the Indians come to receive financial donations from Christian denominations, and why did it take so long?
5. How do tribal religions interpret creation?
6. What did the explosion of New Age culture, numerology, astrology, martial arts, shamanism and witchcraft have in common according to Deloria?
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. Why does Deloria believe the Christian ideal of keeping peace on earth is not true?
10. When considering a Supreme Being, in addition to physical images, what type of personality traits might he possess and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Deloria states that Christians fear death, while Indians do not fear death at all. Cite at least three examples from the book that support Deloria's claim.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Deloria's meaning when he said Christian doctrine becoming more secular affected various forms of worship. Be sure to include Indian religion and two other forms of worship that were mentioned in the book in your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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