Midterm Eng 3

Native Americans saw themselves as _____________ of the land.

• rulers

• caretakers

• owners

• destroyers

There were more than _____ different Native American cultures

• 300

• 500

• 2000

• 1 million

Some native groups lost up to what percentage of their population after the European invasion?

• 45%

• 23%

• 90%

• 60%

How were native groups' stories and histories passed down?

• Printed in books

• Written on parchment

• Passed down orally

• Passed down psychically

Creation stories. . .

• Explain the natural surroundings

• Explain how humans came into existence

• Supports and validates social customs

• All of the above

What do the twin brothers represent in The World on the Turtle's Back?

• Balance and duality

• God and man

• Happiness

• Evil and corruption

What natural phenomena was explained by the daughter's death in The World on the Turtle's Back?

• Where corn, squash, beans, and tobacco came from.

• Where clouds came from.

• Where deer, buffalo, and mountain lions came from.

• Where volcanos came from.

What is the significance of the place the man and woman are in at the beginning of the story?

• It shows how frugal the humans are.

• It shows how horrible and ruthless the gods are.

• It shows how similar the celestial realm and the human realm are

• It shows how different the celestial realm and the human realm are.

What is a symbol, story pattern, or character type that is found in the literature of many cultures?

• Allegory

• Allusion

• Archetype

• Alliteration

In The Coyote and the Buffalo, the coyote is what type of character is the coyote?

• A savior

• A trickster

• A warrior

• A god