Native American Myth

 "The Earth on Turtle's Back" shows the importance the Onondaga placed on

• Dreams
• Old Age
• Strength in Battle
• Old Age

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"The Earth on Turtle's Back" explains the origin of?

• The sky
• The sea
• The earth
• Where animals come from

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Who uprooted the Great Tree?

• The Wife
• The Great Chief
• young men of the the Skyland
• the turtle

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Who caught the Wife as she was falling?

• The Duck
• The Turtle
• The Muskrat
• Two Swans

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What is the purpose of this type of tale?

• So people can know the absolute truth about where they came from

• To teach life lessons

• To spend time telling cool stories

• To understand the ins and outs of life

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When the woman falls from the Sky-World, the birds' actions show that animals

• do not care about others

• fear others

• depend on the help of others

• care about others

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"Thus it was the muskrat, the Earth-Diver who brought from the bottom of the ocean the soil from which the earth was to grow."

• Village/community/tribe as sovereign
• Importance of tribal traditions and history
• Relationship between humans and animals

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What kind of story attempts to explain the creation of things? 

• Folk Tale
• Origin Myth
• Epic Tale
• Legend

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“The Earth on Turtle's Back,” “When Grizzlies Walked Upright,” and The Navajo Origin Legend are origin myths. What are origin myths? 

• a. stories about talking animals 
•  b. stories about ancient people 
• c. stories that explain how life began
• d. stories that explain the present day

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According to “When Grizzlies Walked Upright,” why do the Modocs never kill grizzly bears?

• The grizzlies are their ancestors.
• The grizzlies are endangered. 
• The grizzlies are magical.
• The grizzlies are too fierce.

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