Indigenous Religious Traditions

Indigenous religious traditions are generally the traditions of . . .

• tribal peoples

• non-literate peoples

• the most elite communities

• the poor

The 16 separate deities that make up the Great Spirit are known as . . .

• Wanka Tanka

• the Four Square

• the Pantheon

• The Vision Quest

What is the name of the Aztec Serpent God?

• Quetzalcoatl

• Inktomi

• Tenochtitlan

• Olorun

Basic features of all indigenous religious traditions include . . .

• myth

• ritual to reenact myth

• animal and human sacrifices

• written text

The boundaries between the human and supernatural reals are . . . according to most indigenous religions.

• easily crossed over

• crossed over only rarely and with great difficulty

• impenetrable

• interchangeable

According to the Yoruba, who can be found living in heaven?

• Olorun

• orishas

• ancestors of the living

• Wakan Tanka

The belief that the spiritual essence of the Ancestors remains in various symbols left behind and even individual people comes from which tradition?

• Plains Indians

• Yoruba

• Australian Aborigines

• Aztecs

The Lakota (Plains Indians) teach children moral lessons based on the mistakes made by this supernatural being.

• Inktomi

• Quetzalcoatl

• Olorun

• Wakan Tanka

The Sun Dance, a form of preparation for the annual bison hunt, comes from which tradition?

• Yoruba

• Plains Indians

• Aztecs

• Australian Aborigines

The concept of The Dreaming comes from which religious tradition?

• Australian Aborigines

• Yoruba

• Aztecs

• Plains Indians