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How the World was Made. Cherokee Creation Myth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the problem with Galun'lati?

a)

The arch was breaking

b)

People were hunting them

c)

It was too crowded

d)

The animals were curious

2.

What was the strangest thing about Daiyuni-si the water beetle?

a)

He darted over the water surface

b)

he was brave

c)

He was the beaver's grandchild

d)

He could not find a piece of land

3.

"How the World Was Made" is a creation myth about which Native American tribe?

a)

The Aztecs

b)

The Hopi

c)

The Mayans

d)

The Cherokee

4.

Which of the following animals plays a major role in "How the World Was Made?"

a)

Deer

b)

Buzzard

c)

Sheep

d)

Turtle

5.

"How the World Was Made" can best be described as which of the following?

a)

A fairy tale

b)

A short story

c)

A creation myth

d)

A poem

6.

The Cherokee place a lot of importance on

a)

religion

b)

money

c)

the earth and its animals

d)

friendships

7.

What was the power the animals received for staying awake?

a)

food

b)

rest

c)

able to fly

d)

ability to see in the dark

8.

How were the trees that fell asleep punished during the Winter?

a)

chopped down

b)

leaves fell off

c)

branches fell off

d)

nothing happened

9.

How did the first child come to Earth?

a)

A woman ate fish

b)

a woman cooked fish

c)

a woman hit a man with a fish

d)

a man hit a woman with a fish

10.

Who hung the cords from the sky vault?

a)

man

b)

no one knows

c)

Ms. Quinn

d)

only the Cherokee know

11.

Who brought the mud up through the water to create the earth?

a)

beaver

b)

water-beetle

c)

water people

d)

mud people

12.

The Great Buzzard created what earth mass?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Mountains and Valleys

c)

Diamond Head

d)

Earth

13.

THe sun was set in the sky by whom?

a)

Red Crawfish

b)

Cherokee

c)

Conjurers

d)

Seven

14.

What number plays a significant role in the creation of the earth?

a)

100

b)

7

c)

1908

d)

1936

15.

How are you able to reach the underworld?

a)

Front Door

b)

Under the trees

c)

Streams

d)

Dig seven feet down