Cultural Myths and Solar Eclipses Quiz

In which culture’s myth is an angry boy responsible for a solar eclipse?

• Chinese

• Batammaliba

• Ho-Chunk

• Inca

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Where did the ancient Inca people live, according to the chart?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

What was the name of the Norse sun god?

• Sol

• Inti

• Hati

• Sun

Which two cultures on the chart believed people could stop an eclipse by making a lot of noise?

• Chinese and Norse

• Batammaliba and Ho-Chunk

• Norse and Inca

• Chinese and Inca

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What does the Batammaliba myth say causes an eclipse?

• A dragon eating the sun

• Humans fighting

• A giant wolf attacking the sun

• An angry sun god

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According to the Chinese myth, what did people do to try to scare the dragon away?

• Made offerings

• Banged drums loudly

• Prayed to the sun god

• Used a special hunting robe

In the Ho-Chunk myth, what sets the sun free during an eclipse?

• A mouse

• A dragon

• A giant wolf

• A sun god

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What did the Inca people believe caused a solar eclipse?

• A dragon eating the sun

• Humans fighting

• An angry sun god

• A giant wolf attacking the sun

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Which culture believed that a giant wolf was attacking the sun during an eclipse?

• Chinese

• Batammaliba

• Norse

• Ho-Chunk

According to the Inca myth, what did people do to make the sun god happy again?

• Banged drums loudly

• Made noise to frighten the wolf

• Offered gifts

• Used a special hunting robe