Question

Which of the following lines from “How the Spaniards Came to Shung-opovi, How They Built a Mission, and How the Hopi Destroyed the Mission” best shows the narrator’s point of view that the Spaniards were trying to change the religion of the Hopi people?

Answer 1

The following lines from the text, "How the Spaniards Came to Shung-opovi, How They Built a Mission, and How the Hopi Destroyed the Mission" best shows the narrator's point of view that the Spaniards were trying to change the religion of the Hope people are:

"The missionary did not like the ceremonies. He did not like the Kachinas and he destroyed the altars and the customs. He called it idol worship and burned up all the ceremonial things in the plaza."
"When this mission was finally built, all the people in the village had to come there to worship, and those that did not come were punished severely. In that way their own religion was altogether wiped out, because they were not allowed to worship in their own way."

Answer 2

The story shows how Spanish missionaries withheld local people practicing their own religion and how they were forced to build a mission church. The story ends with local people revolting against the high priest for his wrongdoings.

The story depicts that local people spent many years to build the mission. When the mission was finally built, local people were coming there to worship and those who did not come were severely punished. The process was eroding the religion of local people because. During this time there was a heavy drought which made people realize that it was due to they abandoned their religion.