Native American Literature

True or False: The value of elders and storytellers is a theme found throughout Native American stories. 

• True

• False

N. Scott Momaday wrote which literary work from the list below

• Sky Tree

• Coyote Finishes His Work

• "The Way to Rainy Mountain"

• The Earth Only

Which of the following characteristics are present in Native American literature?

• stories of how the world came to be; origin stories

• a tale of a hero's quest or journey, detailing larger than life events

• poetry that details humanity's desire for beauty, goodness, and truth

• short stories and other works that believe in humanity's inherent evil, or inclination to do wrong

True or False: One characteristic of Native American Literature is the theme of Humanity's Power over Nature. 

• True

• False

Which of the following Native American stories involves a woman trying to cut down a tree to save her husband's life?

• The Earth Only

• Coyote Finishes His Work

• Sky Tree

In the Blackfeet Genesis, there are two characters by which Death enters into our world. Who are they?

• Adam and Eve

• a brother and sister

• a mother and child

• a husband and wife

The Way to Rainy Mountain

is what type of literary genre?

• historical biography

• poetry collection

• It is a work of literary nonfiction; a memoir specifically

• fictional novel

The two wolves in "The Legend of the Two Wolves" are symbols that are often repeated throughout cultures of literature. A symbol, or pattern, that is repeated across cultures and generations is know as a / an ___________.

• alliteration

• archetype

• foreshadowing

• personification

Played an important role in rituals and ceremonies

• Writing poetry

• Oral Traditions

• Turtles

• Debates

"The World on the Turtle's Back" is what kind of myth?

• Creation

• Moral Lesson

• Warning

• Origin story