New World Review

In "The Earth on Turtle's Back," what happens to the Sky Woman after the chief uproots the Great Tree?

• She falls through the huge hole.

• She cries because the tree has been uprooted.

• She is pulled by her hair by the Great Wind spirit.

• She breathes life into the seeds and sends them down.

What actions do the water animals take when they realize the wife of the sky chief cannot live in water?

• They try to create a earth for her to stand upon.

• They adopt her and take her to live with them.

• They circle around her 8 times and call on the winds.

• They drop her into the water and tell her to swim.

What does the description of the description of the Muskrat stress about her physical qualities?

• How small she is.

• How fast she is.

• How big she is.

• How slow she is.

In the Modoc myth, what do the grizzly bears do that angers the Chief of the Sky Spirits?

• Take in his daughter and marry her to their son.

• Take in his daughter and marry her to their nephew.

• Take in his daughter but then toss her into the river.

• Taken in his daughter and turn her into dinner.

What punishment does the Chief of the Sky Spirits give the grizzlies?

• He forbids them to talk and walk upright.

• He forbids them to talk.

• He forbids them to walk upright.

• He forbids them to steal picnic baskets.

In addition to the origins of life on Earth, what features of the land does "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" explain?

• Mount Shasta

• Scratches on the backs of turtles

• Colors of ears of corn

• Lake Onondaga

Which of these does Columbus take back to Spain because he thinks it is valuable?

• snake skins

• fruit

• aloe

• sugar

What was Columbus's purpose for writing his journal?

• to help historians understand what he did

• to convince the natives that he was friendly

• to entertain his friends and family

• to convince his sponsors that they were getting value for their investment

This type of source is often more balanced and objective, but it loses some of the eyewitness details

• primary source

• secondary source

"The clothed figures are disconcerting because they have no heads." What does the word disconcerting mean?

• causing one to feel unsettled

• board

• happy

• nauseous