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Native American Myths Test
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If you finish early, you can use this space to draw something from a Native American Myth.
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In the story of the Earth on Turtle's Back, why did the chief decide to uproot the great tree?
The tree was blocking his view
He needed firewood
Because of a dream
The tree was dying
When the chief’s wife fell from Skyland, what did the animals below decide to do?
nothing
They warned the animals on the water of her arrival
They alerted her husband the sky chief
They decided to help her
By the end of the story, the Earth on Turtle's Back. what is created (after all, it’s a creation myth!)?
Fire
The Earth
Language
Man and Woman
Who or what is Wishpoosh?
A huge beaver
Another name for Coyote
The great spirit
Another name for Raven
How was Lake Toppenish created?
In a huge wrestling match between Coyote and Wishpoosh
The tears of the sky chief
From the footprint of Moshup
From the urine of Wishpoosh
According to the Inuit, how was the man created?
They grew from a pea pod planted by Raven
They were created by Coyote
They were created by Rabbit
They fell from the sky
In many Native American myths, the line between the which two worlds is blurry?
spirit and reality
sky and land
land and water
human and animal
When Coyote was having digestive problems, whom did he have a contest with?
Rabbit
2 crows
Wishpoosh
Raven
How does the
Raven
story from the Native American Peoples of the Pacific Northwest explain why ravens are black?
Raven was always black
Athena turns him black as punishment for bringing bad news
Raven's feathers turn black from smoke while he is escaping through a chimney
Apollo turns him black as punishment for bringing bad news
According to the Acoma, how was the world created?
It was dug up from the bottom of the great water
From a basket with little images of animals and plants
It fell from the sky
Coyote pooped it out
Why must locusts stay underground for so long?
Because Raven does not like them
They like it there
Because Coyote does not like them
Because the first locust disobeyed orders and went above ground before given permission
How was Rabbit Boy created?
A rabbit kicked a blood clot into the shape of a boy
Coyote blew him out of his nose
Raven blew him out of his nose
Spider blew him out of his nose
Who was Iktome?
Rabbit Boy's fiance
The wicked Spider Man
Rabbit Boy's father
Rabbit Boy's friend
What did Iktome pursuade the villagers to do to Rabbit Boy?
Send him to the sun
Turn him back into a blood clot
Kill him, cut him up into pieces and put him in a stew
Allow him to marry one of their own
What happened to Rabbit Boy?
He turned back into a blood clot
He ascended to the sun
He turned into mosquitoes
He married the village girl
What happened to Iktome?
He became mosquitoes
He ascended to the sun
He married the village girl
He was cut into pieces
How were Native American stories and legends passed from one generation to another?
They were written down
They were recorded on deer skins
Using cave paintings
Through sand art
Orally
Who was the leader of the gods in the Powhatan creation myth?
Great Hare
Old Man
Eternal Chief
Wise Owl
Giant Bear
In the Powhatan creation myth, who were the four lesser gods?
Men and women
Bears from the four great forests
Fish from the four great bodies of water
Winds from the four corners of the Earth
Deer of four different colors
In the Alabama fire myth, who first owned fire?
Bear
Deer
Owl
Snake
Hawk
Who owned fire at the end of the Alabama fire myth?
Fish
Bear
Snake
Deer
Man
Who were the sons of the Cherokee god Great Thunder?
Electric Men
Lighting Bolts
All of the above
Thunder Boys
Windy Boys
In the Blackfoot language myth, who appeared on a mountain and told the people to drink?
Old Man
Bear
Great Thunder
Great Shaman
Great Hare
What color of water did the Blackfoot drink to get their language?
Green
Red
Orange
Blue
Black
What ability was granted to the panther and the owl after they stayed awake for seven nights?
Sharp claws
Great hearing
Invisibility
See in the dark
Flying
According to Choctaw mythology, what caused solar eclipses?
Great Spirit
Tiny bald men
Black squirrels
The Moon
A giant spider
According to the Navajo, how were the first man and woman created?
from a pea pod
Coyote blew his nose
Raven blew his nose
from corn
In the myth about the origin of mosquitos, what did the giant do to people?
Race them
Sing to them
Eat them, especially the hearts
Imprison them
In the myth about the origin of mosquitos, what was the plan to defeat the giant?
Play dead
Drown him
Throw him through a hole in Skyland
Have Coyote wrestle him
According to the story about the origin of mosquitos, how did mosquitos come to be?
They are the children of a giant
They are the remains of a giant who vowed to keep eating people
Raven created them
They are the remains of Rabbit Boy come back to life
Who is Moshup?
A giant who helped the Wampanoag people
A Giant who ate people
Another name for Coyote
Another name for Raven
What was Moshup's favorite food?
Giant beavers
human hearts
Buffalo
whole whales
What geographic feature is Moshup credited with creating?
Martha's vineyard/Noepe Island
The Great Lakes
The Appalachian Mountains
Massachussett's Bay