The World on the Turtle's Back

Where do people live at the beginning of the world in “The World 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.

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How does the woman cause the plants to grow in “World on the Turtle’s Back”?

• She waters it and chants over it.

• She walks in a circle, following the Sun, around the clod of dirt.

• The animals cause it to grow with their knowledge of life.

• She prays over it.

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According to this myth, what element of the earth did not exist in the beginning?

• sky

• land

• water

• animals

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The Great Tree is important in the Iroquois' creation myth because the tree's roots

• provide the earth's plants
• provided food for the animals
• hold the Sky-World together
• are home to the earth's birds

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

• are as strong as the gods
• encourage the gods
• depend on the gods
• care about the gods

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Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth?

• His wife wants some flowers
• He wants to make his wife happy
• The tree has been growing forever
• He wants to escape Sky-World

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What does this creation myth explain about the Iroquois' dance rituals?

• Iroquois dance to worship the moon
• People dance in the same direction as the sun
• The muskrat created the first dance
• Only twins are allowed in the dance

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The arrows that the man brings to the girl represent

• the twins
• ocean waves
• fish and birds
• a dance ritual

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The right-handed twin is angry because the left-handed twin

• is his mother's favorite
• creates more animals
• kills their mother
• is a better archer

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What does the left-handed twin want the mountain lion to do?

• fight the bear
• attack the brother
• scare the grandmother
• eat the deer

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