Chapter 2 True/False Self-Quiz (Level 1)

. The indigenous religions of North America are all essentially the same.

. The Kinaalda is a rite of passage for young Lakota women.

. Mythic narratives may contain stories about creation, supreme beings, and humanity.

. Changing Woman is an important figure in Navajo religious tradition.

. Among the Pueblo peoples, ancestral spirits are known as kachinas.

. Myths of North America may account for the origins of subsistence activities like hunting and farming.

. Usually, the goal of the vision quest is for an individual to make contact with the spirit world.

. Black Elk was a famous Cherokee religious leader.

. Native American religions emphasize the idea that humans are the masters of animals and other living creatures.

. According to Native American religious traditions, humanity is often thought to live in a reciprocal relationship with the land.

. The White Mountain Apache of Arizona place great importance on the landscape.

. European imperialism from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century radically influenced indigenous religious traditions in the Americas.

. Throughout North America, the effects of colonialism on indigenous peoples were very insignificant.

. In 1978, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed in an effort to give Native peoples the right to express and practice their beliefs.

. Today, the only people interested in Native American religions are Native peoples.

. The population of the Americas was decimated after the arrival of Europeans.

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