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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Alatangana and his wife live?
(a) In the oceans.
(b) In a far corner of the new earth.
(c) Up high on a mountain top.
(d) On a hill next to Sa.

2. What did the Fool do with his puppets?
(a) Set them on fire and spread their ashes.
(b) Drowned them in a lake.
(c) Gave them to the Wise.
(d) Threw them in a hole and covered them with dirt.

3. What is the name of Death in Chapter three?
(a) Sa.
(b) Alatangana.
(c) Kono.
(d) Ra.

4. What did the Old Man determine would happen to people?
(a) They would die.
(b) They would determine their own lifespans.
(c) They would live forever.
(d) They would become sick, but they would live.

5. How many years did Phan Ku live?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 1,800.
(d) 10,000.

6. What did Sa create when Alatangana ran off to marry his daughter?
(a) The moon.
(b) Hell.
(c) A mud house.
(d) A death rattle.

7. Why did Ra create an endless sea of mud?
(a) So he could make animals and plants.
(b) To stop the flood of waters from the ocean.
(c) So he could build a house.
(d) To create a hard ground material.

8. Why didn't Alatangana like Sa's house?
(a) He thought it was too dark.
(b) He thought it was too small.
(c) He loved the house.
(d) He coveted the house.

9. How long did the man wait for the raven to return?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A year.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Four days.

10. What culture does the Pea-Pod Man come from?
(a) French culture.
(b) Spanish culture.
(c) Native American culture.
(d) Eskimo culture.

11. Who did Alatangana turn to for help with his children?
(a) Sa's wife.
(b) Sa.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

12. How many women were created by Quat?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

13. Which culture does the myth of the Old Man come from?
(a) The Navajo Indians.
(b) The Blackfoot Indians.
(c) The Iriquois Indians.
(d) The Powhatan Indians.

14. Who is Alatangana?
(a) A monkey.
(b) The devil.
(c) A god.
(d) Sa's wife.

15. Who is the Creator in chapter 5?
(a) Phan Ku.
(b) Woman.
(c) The buffalo.
(d) The Old Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of god is the raven?

2. Who created the dawn?

3. What did the man think of the sheep?

4. What is the name of Quat's eleven brothers?

5. This story spread from Siberia to what country?

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