"The Myth of Sedna the Sea Goddess" - Comprehension Quiz

Where are the Inuit people found? In places such as…

• Alaska, Canada, South America

• Greenland, Northern UK, and most other northern-hemisphere countries

• Alaska, Antarctica, Siberia

• The Arctic Circle area of Greenland, Canada, and Russia

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Why are the Inuit people hunters?

• They like the taste of meat and hate the taste of vegetables

• They are bloodthirsty savages who enjoy killing things

• It is part of their religion

• They are mostly unable to grow plants

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Which one is the odd one out?

An Arctic seal could be hunted by an Inuit and used for…

• making clothes with its fur

• its meat, to eat

• its fat, to burn as fuel

• a pet, to keep him company in his igloo

• making a waterproof blanket with its skin

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What is the purpose of an igloo?

• To protect the Inuit when a polar bear gets too close. Igloos can be constructed from snow in a matter of seconds.

• A temporary shelter when they leave their home to go out hunting for animals in the wild.

• A cultural symbol of the Inuit people.

• They pray to the Sea Goddess inside the igloo.

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What are snow dogs used for? They provide the Inuit with…

• food

• fur

• fat products

• transportation

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What is Sedna’s hamartia?

• She is only concerned with herself.

• She is greedy.

• She is a bossy know-it-all.

• She is weak.

What evidence is there that Sedna thinks herself as very beautiful?

• Her father tells her all the time that she looks just like her lovely mother.

• She spends a lot of time looking at her reflection in shiny surfaces.

• She carries a mirror in the pocket of her fur coat.

• She got angry when men did not compliment her on her looks.

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“Even when her father insisted that it was time for her to marry, she refused to follow tradition and obey him.” This shows that Sedna is…

• Stubborn and strong-willed

• Principled and wants the best for herself

• Greedy - she wanted the most handsome man for herself

• Old fashioned

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What reason did Sedna use to reject possible husbands?

• They were not rich enough

• They were not good hunters like her dad

• They did not praise her beauty in the way her father did

• They did not appeal to her as being special

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What is the tone (mood) in the passage when the hooded stranger appears at the door?

• creepy; eerie

• comical; silly

• romantic; warm-hearted

• rainy; weird

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