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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Old Man go in his travels?

2. What did the raven bring when it returned?

3. What did the raven use to create mountain sheep?

4. What did the Old Man determine would happen to people?

5. What did the Fool do with his puppets?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sa turn down Alatangana's marriage proposal?

2. Why did the raven create the sheep and other animals?

3. Where the first men alive?

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

5. What happens to man and the world as time passes in this story?

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

7. What curse did Sa put on Alatangana's children?

8. What did Alatangana think about Sa's home?

9. What did Quat create after he traveled to the far edge of the sky?

10. What did Phan Ku look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The female characters in these stories fall into two distinct categories: mother and shrew.

1) Which stories feature females as mothers? Are these women considered to be the creator gods?

2) Which stories feature females as shrews? What is often the result of their misbehavior?

What do these myths tell the reader about the role of women in these cultures?

Essay Topic 2

Often the sun and moon are seen as opposites. One is said to exist before the other.

1) Which stories begin with darkness?

2) Which stories begin with light?

3) Do more stories begin with darkness or with light? Why might this be?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast some of the stories of Wulbari (chapter ten) and Nyambi (chapter twelve).

How are the gods similar?

How are the gods different?

Who is Wulbari's nemesis?

Who is Nyambi's nemesis?

What are some similarities between the stories?

What are some differences between the stories?

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