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Turtle Island Creation Story

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Kitchi-Manitou decide to do after seeing that harmony and respect no longer prevailed on Earth?

a)

Create a flood

b)

Create a new land

c)

Purify the Earth

d)

Destroy the Anishinabe people

2.

Who was the only one able to survive the flood?

a)

Nanaboozhoo

b)

The Loon

c)

The Turtle

d)

The Muskrat

3.

Who volunteered to dive under the water to fetch a handful of Earth?

a)

The Loon

b)

The Helldiver

c)

The Mink

d)

The Muskrat

4.

What happened to the animals who tried to reach the bottom of the water?

a)

They drowned

b)

They found the Earth

c)

They floated to the surface

d)

They gave up

5.

What did the muskrat sacrifice in order to bring the Earth to the surface?

a)

His life

b)

His food

c)

His home

d)

His family

6.

Where did Nanaboozhoo put the piece of Earth?

a)

On the Loon's back

b)

On the Helldiver's back

c)

On the Mink's back

d)

On the Turtle's back

7.

What happened to the island on the turtle's back?

a)

It sank

b)

It disappeared

c)

It grew larger

d)

It became a mountain

8.

What is the island formed from the piece of Earth known as today?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

9.

What animal is revered by the Ojibway for sacrificing its life to make life possible for the Earth's second people?

a)

The Loon

b)

The Helldiver

c)

The Mink

d)

The Muskrat

10.

How do muskrats remember the great flood?

a)

By building their homes in the shape of the Earth

b)

By building their homes in the shape of the island

c)

By building their homes in the shape of the turtle

d)

By building their homes in the shape of the muskrat