Myths and Legends Quiz-English 10

What is the purpose of creation myths?

• to explain the Earth's creation

• To teach the reader a moral lesson

• To make sense of human nature and emotions

• All of the above answers

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How were Native American myths passed down to the next generation?

• through symbols and signs

• orally

• written language

• recorded

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A traditional story typically involving supernatural beings or events

• creation story

• poem

• myth

• novel

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Main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or any other literary work.

• Symbolism

• Theme

• Motif

• None of these answers

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The main purpose of a myth is...?

• To explain a natural phenomenon

• To tell a story with a happy ending

• To excite the reader with fights

• All of the above

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Where do people live at the beginning of the world in “The Earth 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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Why did the woman fall through the hole in the Sky-World?

• she fell

• she was pushed

• she jumped

• no one knows for sure

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

• do not care about others

• fear others

• depend on the help of others

• care about others

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What did the woman bring with her when she fell?

• a handful of seeds

• a potato

• her husband

• a pet turtle

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What is the theme of the Navajo tribe legend?

• The celebration of corn

• The creation of the first man and woman of the Navajo Tribe

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