WorksheetsCreation Myths
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What animal is part of the names of three of the four "first people" in the Popul Vuh?
eagle
jaguar
serpent
monkey
In the Popul Vuh, why do the gods destroy the people made out of wood?
They have no brains or hearts
They disobey the gods
They have no voices
They think they are better than the gods
Why do the gods in the Popul Vuh take away the humans' infinite sight?
because the humans are ungrateful
because the gods are afraid the humans will become too godlike
because the humans are using this power for evil
because the gods think they can give the humans something better than that
In "Odin and Ymir," what were the first humans made from?
ice
logs
mud
milk
Who is Ymir?
the sun goddess
Odin's son
the first woman
a frost-giant
In "Odin and Ymir," whose body parts are used to create the earth?
Odin's
Ymir's
Buri's
the cow's
Who made the animals before Prometheus created humans?
Zeus
Dionysus
Epimetheus
Kronos
What gift did Prometheus give humans that enraged Zeus?
immortality
dominion over the earth
divine wisdom
fire
Whom did the gods send to Epimetheus as a way of taking revenge on the humans?
Pandora
Aphrodite
Hermes
Athena
Which story or stories include mention of a flood that destroys most or all of the earth's population?
Genesis
the Popul Vuh
"Odin and Ymir"
"Prometheus and the First People"
all of the above
