Native American Myths

What is the purpose of a creation myth?

• Make the readers laugh.

• Explain how the universe, earth, and life began.

• Explain how something works.

• Make to the readers cry.

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A folk tale that features an animal who engages in deceit, violence, and magic.

• trickster tale

• fiction

• science fiction

• dystopian

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"The Earth on Turtle's Back" shows the importance the Onondaga placed on

• dreams

• strength in battle

• respect

• old age

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"The Earth on Turtle's Back" explains the origin of

• the sky

• the earth

• the sea

• where animals came from

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In "The Earth on Turtle's Back", who uprooted the Great Tree?

• the wife

• young men of the Skyland

• the Great Chief

• the turtle

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Where do people live at the beginning of the world in "The Earth on Turtle's Back"?

• in an Ocean World under the Ocean

• inside the world, like babies in a womb

• there are no people anywhere

• in a Sky World above the world

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According to "The Earth on Turtle's Back," what element of the earth did not exist in the beginning?

• sky

• water

• land

• animals

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In "The Earth on Turtle's Back", what did the woman bring with her when she fell?

• a handful of seeds

• her husband

• a potato

• a pet turtle

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Why did they have to pull the Great Tree in "The Earth on Turtle's Back"?

• it was rotting

• the wife had a dream it was removed

• it was too big

• it was growing into their houses

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Which animal succeeded in bringing up the earth in "The Earth on Turtle's Back"?

• The loon.

• The muskrat.

• The beaver.

• The cat.

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