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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the story, why is there a separation between the races?
(a) Because of Alatangana's istructions.
(b) Because there are so many languages.
(c) Because there are so many different kingdoms.
(d) Because of Sa's instructions.

3. How many children did Alatangana and Sa's daughter have?
(a) 19.
(b) 14.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

4. What did the bird ask the man?
(a) What he knew.
(b) Where he came from.
(c) When he was leaving.
(d) Where he was going.

5. How did the raven create the mountain sheep?
(a) By giving them milk.
(b) By flapping his wings over them.
(c) By using a spell.
(d) By pouring water over the clay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the world as time passed?

2. Who did Death live with?

3. What did Quat use to cut a hole in the Night?

4. What did Sa create when Alatangana ran off to marry his daughter?

5. Where did Quat sail to create night?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Quat was born, he showed himself to be different than his brothers. What did Quat do that made him stand out?

2. Who were the first men created by Quat and what were they made of?

3. What does the Creator look like in chapter one?

4. How many gods are responsible for creation in chapter three?

5. Why was Sa upset when Alatangana married his daughter?

6. Describe Sa's home?

7. What is the death rattle, and what effect does it have on people?

8. Where the first men alive?

9. Why might the Eskimo's contribute the creation of pea-pods, and man, to birds?

10. What did Phan Ku look like?

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