Native American Creation Myths Quiz

According to the text, what is the earth described as?

• A small island floating in a river

• A great island floating in a sea of water

• A continent surrounded by oceans

• A flat land covered with forests

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What did the Water-beetle do in the story?

• It created the sun

• It found some mud and spread it to form the earth

• It scared the animals

• It broke the cords holding the earth

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What happened when the Great Buzzard flew over the Cherokee country?

• It caused the earth to dry up

• It created mountains by striking the ground

• It made the earth flat and soft

• It set the sun in the sky

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How did the animals solve the problem of the sun being too hot?

• By moving the sun closer to the earth

• By creating the moon to cool the earth

• By raising the sun higher in the sky

• By asking the Water-beetle for help

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What is the significance of the number seven in the story?

• It represents the number of animals that created the earth

• It is the number of cardinal points

• It is the number of handbreadths the sun was raised to make the temperature right

• It is the number of days it took to create the earth

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What is the name given to the highest place mentioned in the text?

• Gûlk'wâ'gine Di'gâlûñ'lâtiyûñ'

• Gûlk'wâ'gine Di'gâlûñ'latiyûn

• Gûlk'wâ'gine Di'gâlûñ'latiûn

• Gûlk'wâ'gine Di'gâlûñ'lâtiyûn

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According to the text, what must one do to enter the underworld?

• Climb the highest mountain

• Fast and go to water and have one of the underground people for a guide

• Follow the streams down from the mountains

• Sleep for seven nights

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What is always warmer in the underworld compared to the outer world?

• The air

• The springs

• The mountains

• The streams

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Which trees were said to remain awake to the end and were given the power to always stay green and be greatest for medicine?

• Cedar, pine, spruce, and holly

• Cedar, pine, spruce, and laurel

• Pine, spruce, holly, and laurel

• Cedar, holly, laurel, and oak

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What was the consequence for the trees that did not endure to the end?

• They would lose their leaves in winter

• They would not grow tall

• They would not be used for medicine

• They would lose their hair every winter

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