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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the being once it burst from the egg?
(a) He became an old man.
(b) He turned into a baby.
(c) He grew into a giant.
(d) He shrank to a dwarf.

2. When did Quat tell his brothers they should sleep?
(a) When it was winter.
(b) When it was dark.
(c) When the sun came up.
(d) When the day was hot.

3. What did the raven bring when it returned?
(a) A turtle and a snake.
(b) Blueberries and blackberries.
(c) A rock and water.
(d) Raspberries and heathberries.

4. 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.

5. What is the name of Quat's eleven brothers?
(a) Tangaro.
(b) Quatgoro.
(c) Melanesia.
(d) Quat.

6. What did the man think of the sheep?
(a) He was scared of them.
(b) He wanted to own them.
(c) He thought they looked good to eat.
(d) He was intrigued by them.

7. How was Death created?
(a) Quat was killed by his brother.
(b) Death was not created in this story.
(c) Quat's brother created puppets but let them rot.
(d) Tangaro the Wise stopped playing with puppets.

8. What did he make a mother and child out of?
(a) Air.
(b) Fire.
(c) Clay.
(d) Water.

9. According to the story, why are there black and white people all over the earth?
(a) Because Ra kidnapped all of the children.
(b) Because each child was given a kingdom.
(c) Because the children moved to different parts of the earth.
(d) Because Alatangana banished his children.

10. What did the Old Man throw into the water to determine if the woman and child would live forever?
(a) The baby.
(b) Leaves.
(c) A stone.
(d) Buffalo chips.

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

12. Who created the earth, sky, stars and sun?
(a) The Lower Creator.
(b) Phan Ku.
(c) Me King.
(d) Death.

13. How did Sa feel about Alatangana's request to marry his daughter?
(a) Sa wanted money in exchange for his daughter.
(b) Sa wasn't ready to let his daughter go.
(c) Sa didn't understand what Alatangana saw in his daughter.
(d) Sa was overjoyed at the thought of their marriage.

14. What were the first men constructed to be?
(a) Artists.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Puppets.
(d) Ghosts.

15. Who is Quat the Creator?
(a) The Fool.
(b) The only daughter.
(c) The father.
(d) One of the sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Quat's brothers think was happening when they began to feel sleepy?

2. Where did the myth in chapter 3 come from?

3. Who made the Earth?

4. Why did the raven make more sheep?

5. Where did Quat sail to create night?

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