Quiz World on a Turtle's Back

What is the storyteller's purpose for telling this story?

• To explain how the earth was created

• To teach the Onondaga about why people have twins

• To encourage modern society to respect nature

• To foster hope for people entering the Sky World

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What is significant about the items the two twins create?

• They struggle to create items because they're mortal and were not born in the Sky World

• The clay they use causes great strife between the brothers

• The food chain created by them reflects the chaotic nature of their relationship

• They create a balanced food chain and nature system on earth

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the two twins?

• Resentment and violence

• Outrage and compassion

• Optimism and prevention

• Annoyance and triumph

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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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According to this myth, in the beginning the gods lived

• in the sky

• in the water

• on the earth

• beneath the earth

At what point do the twins begin to fight with each other?

• Before they are born

• When they are born

• When their mother dies

• When their grandmother favors one over the other

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According to the myth, what characteristic of the left-handed twin is responsible for the death of his mother?

• envy

• hatred

• despair

• stubbornness

How does the earth form in “World on the Turtle’s Back”?

• The woman brought dirt with her from

  Sky World.

• The Great Spirit forms it.

• Land already exists before the woman arrives.

• A muskrat brings up soil from the ocean bottom, and the woman plants the roots in them.

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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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What becomes of the grandmother in “World on the Turtle’s Back”?

• She dies and is buried, the first to receive the Iroquois funeral rites.

• Her body becomes the earth, from which food grows.

• Her head becomes the moon, watching over the world.

• She is cast into the ocean.

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