Windy Tales Story 25

Which pagan god was believed to keep the winds in bags?

• Aeolus

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Hermes

Which people believed in four wind gods who each lived in a corner of the earth?

• Greeks

• Romans

• American Indians

• Finnish

What did Finnish sailors buy from wizards to make the wind blow?

• windropes

• magic stones

• charms

• spells

Why do you think the Finnish sailors wanted the wind to blow?

• to move their ships

• to frighten enemies

• for rituals

• to sail faster

People in some Pacific Islands have tried to frighten away a stormy wind by

• marching against it with clubs and torches

• singing songs

• performing rituals

• offering sacrifices

Boomerangs are native to?

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Africa

• America

People in ? have believed in a god named Bagba who supposedly keeps the winds in pots.

• West Africa

• Australia

• New Guinea

• Pacific Islands

People in New Guinea have believed they can start the wind by?

• striking a wind-stone

• chanting

• dancing

• offering food

God sent a great wind to chasten ?.

• Jonah

• Moses

• David

• Peter

What does the Christian realize about the wind?

• God controls it.

• It is unpredictable.

• It is a natural phenomenon.

• It is a sign of change.