Midterm Exam, G 11 (A)

The Iroquois use the ideas in this myth to —

A- explain how natural phenomena came to be

B- describe why animals are important to people

C- explain the complexities of human relationships

D- describe the reasons people use different hands

Read this excerpt from the text.

In the daytime, the people have rituals which honor the right-handed twin. Through the daytime rituals, they thank the Master of Life. In the nighttime, the people dance and sing for the left-handed twin.

The excerpt suggests that the Iroquois people —

A- believe in the existence of good and evil

B- respect the balance of nature

C- fear possibilities of danger at night

D- revere one twin over the other

How does the turtle help the woman who fell from the sky?

A- He brings soil from the ocean floor.

B- He carries the woman on his back.

C- He breaks the woman’s fall.

D- He makes the earth grow.

What happens to the left-handed twin?

A- He kills his brother and mother.

B- He kills his grandmother.

C- He becomes the Master of Life.

D- He becomes ruler of the underworld.

Which of the following events come first?

A- The twins are born and their mother dies.

B- The muskrat retrieves a bit of dirt from the bottom of the

ocean.

C- The right-handed twin kills the grandmother.

D- The twins decide they must duel to settle their conflict.

Which of the following natural phenomena is NOT explained in "The World on Turtle's Back"?

A- How the moon was created

B- How corn was created

C- How the ocean was created

D- How the people of earth were created

Name one detail from the myth to show that nature plays an important role in Iroquois culture.

Name one detail from the myth to show that the Iroquois believe the world is made of forces in opposition to each other.

What actions of the right-handed twin contribute to the theme that there is no true good or evil?

What Iroquois values are revealed by the creatures’ actions toward the woman who fell?