The arid character of the Navajo Indian's country forces them to _______ a nomadic life.
serve
hold
escort
lead
Their local chiefs are men of temporary and ill-defined authority, whose power ______ largely upon their personal influence.
reckons
trusts
depends
determines
Though missionaries have lived among the Navajo since the early 1600s, few Navajo have been _______ to Christianity.
modified
converted
confessed
exchanged
There are two ways to make people richer: to give them more money or to _______ their desires.
recline
reassure
restrain
refer
No matter what the media _______ at us, we must remain realistic in our goals and expectations.
delivers
exploits
sends
throws
They are _______ believers in their faith system.
drastic
obstinate
flimsy
firm
The Navajo women weave the renown Navajo blankets, _______ for their durability, beauty and variety of design.
conspicuous
notorious
famous
obscure
Pueblo lndians were eventually adopted into the tribe, are responsible for a number of clans. As a ______ there is nothing like a pronounced or a prevailing Navajo type.
consequence
condition
sequel
connection
Their superstitions, ceremonies and customs are diligently kept alive by an extraordinarily large number of medicine men who ______ a powerful influence among them.
process
wield
hang
fetch
Rather than trying to become bigger fish, we should concentrate our energies on ______ around us smaller companions.
gathering
distributing
heaping
loading
If we have smaller companions next to us, our own size will not ________ us.
trouble
fret
console
brood
The most effective way to feel wealthy may not be to try to make more money. It can be to ______ ourselves - practically and emotionally
dispute
single
distance
vary
Navajos have little of the sullen, reticent disposition ______ to Indians generally, and are cheerful, friendly, hospitable and industrious.
blamed
donated
contributed
attributed
The net effect of these societies may be to _______ us because they keep open a permanent gap between what we want and what we can afford.
redeem
enrich
impoverish
augment
Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be _______ as rich, however little we may actually own.
counted
accounted
added
thought
We must not allow ourselves to be _______ into a life of materialism.
investigated
liberated
quarantined
brainwashed
The Navajo believe in a hereafter ______ of a life of happiness with the people of the lower worlds.
blending
incorporating
containing
consisting
A solution to ________ desires and expectations perhaps lies in the recognition that wealth does not involve having many things.
revolving
coiling
curving
spiralling
The elaborate system of pagan worship, expressed in chants, sacrifices, sand painting, and dances, make the Navajo ______ very religious.
assume
appear
apply
arise
The _____ we have paid for expecting to be so much more than our ancestors is the permanent feeling that we are far from being all we might be.
charge
price
fund
fee
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