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Which of the following is not true? a) Native American religions are very diverse. b)
There is one form of Native American religion. c) Native American religions change over
time. d) Native American religions are practiced in many areas today. - Answer There is
one form of Native American religion
The main doctrines of the Native American religions are typically presented in a) sacred
narratives or myths. b) books written by gods or deities. c) specific statements of belief
of creeds. d) sermons and liturgies. - Answer sacred narratives or myths
The Sun Dance is a) practiced by only the Hopi peoples. b) widely practiced in many
Native American religious cultures. c) a midsummer Native American ritual that spans
nearly two weeks. d) Both b and c - Answer both b and c
The god Quetzalcoatl is recognized in a) Cherokee religion. b) all Native American
religions. c) Modoc religion. d) Aztec religion. - Answer Aztec religion
What does the term Popol Vuh refer to? a) The Cherokee god of corn b) The
coming-of-age rite for Navajo girls c) An alternate term for the Sun Dance d) A Mayan
creation story -Answer A Mayan creation story
Which of the following is an important form of healing in some indigenous religions of
North America? a) Sandpainting b) Kinaalda c) Planting Corn d) Basketry -Answer
sandpainting
Black Elk Who was Black Elk? a) A famous Lakota religious leader b) One of the
kachinas c) One of the hero twins in Popol Vuh d) The Aztec corn god -Answer A famous
Lakota religious leader
,Mt. Shasta is a sacred place to a) the Aztecs. b) many Native communities in northern
California. c) the Maya. d) the Native communities of the southeastern United States.
Answer many Native communities in northern California
Story notions regarding the landscape are of importance to the White Mountain Apache
due to which of the following reasons? a) They help businesses of Arizona decide on
where to develop its land. b) They have helped people convert to Christianity. c) They
convey important moral teachings. d) None of the above -Answer c They convey
important moral teachings
The Pueblo peoples are from a) the Southwestern United States. b) the Northwestern
United States. c) eastern Canada. d) Alaska. -Answer the Southwestern United States
The ancestral spirits of the Pueblo peoples are known as a) the Hero Twins. b)
Kachinas. c) Jump Dancers. d) None of the above -Answer Kachinas
Trickster figures in mythology a) teach significant life lessons through their actions. b)
are often animals. c) always save humanity from degeneration. d) Both a and b - Answer
both a and b
Which of the following is the best definition of a rite of passage? A) Rituals that ask the
gods for more rain. B) Ceremonies that install new political leaders into their offices. C)
Rituals that mark the transition from one social state to another. D) Any ceremony
involving a sun dance. Answer Rituals that mark the transition from one social state to
another.
Which of the following is not true of the Kinaalda? a) Each girl has a sponsor. b) The rite
has foundations in sacred myths. c) Each girl makes a giant cake of cornmeal. d) The
rite enacts important Lakota myths. - Answer The rite enacts important Lakota myths
Which of the following is an important goal of a vision quest? a) To construct an
ocean-going canoe b) To contact the spirit world c) To bake a large cornmeal cake d) To
throw oneself into social life -Answer contacting the spirit world
, Many rites of renewal focus on a) teaching young girls how to be adult women. b)
disrupting the sacred balance of the natural world. c) maintaining the sacred balance of
the natural world. d) All of the above - Answer Maintaining the sacred balance of the
natural world
Sweat lodge ceremonies may a) be used to purify the body. b) take place in many
different cultural contexts. c) establish a bond between people who perform the
ceremony together. d) All of the above - Answer all of the above
Unlike the Spanish and French, British colonial powers a) took no interest in Native
Americans' religious lives. b) believed that European colonists should become
indigenous American religions. c) sought to convert Native peoples to Christianity
through a range of tactics including the use of force. d) believed that Christianity was an
inappropriate religion for non-Europeans. -Answer sought conversion to christianity of
native peoples, sometimes through force
The 1819 Civilization Fund Act a) worked to educate native children in a conscious effort
to "civilize" them. b) resulted in the creation of many boarding schools. c) sought to
eliminate Christianity throughout the Americas. d) Both a and b - Answer both a and b
What happened at Wounded Knee? a) American troops massacred hundreds of people
who had gathered for the Ghost Dance. b) Wovoka fell and hurt his knee. c) The Popol
Vuh was revealed to the Cherokee. d) The first Kinaalda took place. - Answer American
troops massacred hundreds of people who gathered for the Ghost Dance
The Native American Church a) was founded by Mabel McKay and focused on healing
the sick through singing. b) adopted Catholicism but selected its own pope. c) was
founded in 1712. d) was founded by followers of Peyote Religion to protect their
religious practice. -Answer Was founded by followers of Peyote Religion to protect their
religious practice
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed in a) 1801. b) 1888. c) 1978. d)
2010 - Answer 1978
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act a) was fully successful in making all
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