English III- Myths

What are origin myths? 

• It is a traditional story about how life began
• it is a traditional story about how life ended 

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What does unconscious mean? 

• making a bad decision
• not thinking things through
• a temporary lost of awareness

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what are ancestors?

• people that have came before you 
• people that have difference of opinion

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The myth Earth on Turtle's Back is about?

• How the Earth was formed
• how the world ended
• a fictional story about animals 

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In the Earth on Turtle's Back where did the lady appear from? 

• the water
• the land
• the sky 

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In The Earth on Turtle's Back, who dove down into the water to bring land back up to form Earth? 

• Beaver
• Muskrat
• dove 

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In When Grizzlies Walk Upright, how was the earth formed? 

• it was already formed
• by the grizzly bears
• by the Sky Spirit's stick breaking into pieces 

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Why was the Sky Spirit angry at the grizzlies?

• they stole the land
• they wanted to be Gods too
• they took his daughter 

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How did the Sky Spirit curse the grizzlies?

• He made them walk on all fours for the rest of their days
• he took their food
• he took their land 

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In The Navajo Origin Legend, how were the people formed? 

• Buckskin, corn, and feathers
• bones and dirt
• corn, animals fur, and grain 

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