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How many worlds are there in the Navajo creation story?
5
4
2
3
The Navajo were given the name "Ni’hookaa Diyan Diné". What does this name mean?
Gods of the Earth
People of the Earth
Divine Earth People
Holy Earth People
According to the Navajo, they emerged from three underworlds into this fourth world known as the...
Glittering World
Final World
Great World
Holy World
What world were the first man and women created in?
First World
Second World
Third World
Fourth World
Animals play a big role in the Navajo creation story. Which animal is known for being the trickster?
Snake
Coyote
Rabbit
Fox
The people in the myth made things such as clouds, trees, and rain. They also put the sun and moon into the sky. What is another thing they placed on their earth?
Rivers
Mountains
Oceans
Hills
While the Navajo people made most of the things on the earth, one animal tried to "help" by flinging the stars into the sky. Which animal was it?
Rabbit
Snake
Fox
Coyote
There were four sacred mountains that surrounded the land that the people lived on. Select all the names of these mountains.
The San Francisco Peaks
Mt. Blanco
Mt. Taylor
Mt. Walter
Mt. Hesperus
How many original clans did the Navajo deities make?
4
6
2
5
Two twins were born to be heroes to the Navajo people by slaying monsters in the land. The twins got weapons of lightning bolts from their father. Who was their father?
The Clouds
The Creator
Zeus
The Sun
Which one of mythology's 4 functions does this creation story fall into?
Metaphysical (mystery/experience of living)
Cosmological (how things came to be)
Sociological (how society should be)
Pedagogical (teaching as a rite of passage)
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