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- 1. Multiple Choice
Origin myths attempt to explain phenomena such as:
customs, institutions, or religious rites
natural landmarks such as great mountains
events beyond people's control
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Native Americans were originally without a written language, so they relied on
stone tablets
sign languge
an oral tradition
reading lips
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is an Origin Myth or Creation Myth?
fictional storeis created to explain how life began
factual stories passed down from generation to generation
stories, poems, and songs, that describe a people's culture
oral stories
- 4. Multiple Choice
"The Earth on Turtle's Back" shows the importance the Onondaga placed on
Dreams
Respect
Strength in Battle
Old Age
- 5. Multiple Choice"The Earth on Turtle's Back" explains the origin of?The skyThe seaThe earthWhere animals come from
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho uprooted the Great Tree?The WifeThe Great Chiefyoung men of the the Skylandthe turtle
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho caught the Wife as she was falling?The DuckThe TurtleThe MuskratTwo Swans
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where do people live at the beginning of the world in “The Earth on the Turtle’s Back”?
In an Ocean World under the Ocean.
There are no people anywhere.
Inside the world, like babies in a womb.
In a Sky World above the world.
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does the earth form in “Earth on the Turtle’s Back”?
The woman brought dirt with her from
Sky World and it fell into the ocean causing it to grow.
The Great Spirit forms it when he steps down from the Sky World and touches the areas he wants to create.
Land already exists before the woman arrives.
A muskrat brings up soil from the ocean bottom, and the woman plants the roots in them.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why does the woman's fall generate concern among the animals?
They realize she cannot live in the water as they do.
They realize that she has died.
They realize she is pregnant.
They realize she has no family.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What type of human qualities do the animals exhibit once they respond to the wife of the chief falling down the hole?
nosiness
kindness
apathy
none of the above
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