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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. Who did the man think would also like the sheep?

2. What did the Old Man say when the stone sank?

3. Where did the raven take the man when it returned?

4. How many couples were formed from the first people created by Quat?

5. What did the grown man fall out of in the beginning of chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Phan Ku?

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

5. How did Old Man decide if mankind would live forever or die?

6. Who is the Old Man in chapter five?

7. Where the first men alive?

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

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

10. Why didn't Quat the Fools puppets turn out like his brother's six puppets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the twin gods in chapter eight with the twin gods in chapter eleven.

How are they alike?

How are they different?

What is the relationship like between Mawu and Lisa?

What is the relationship like between Tawis-karong and Tijus-keha?

Essay Topic 2

Almost all of the creators in the myths presented are male. Why do so many stories feature men? What does this tell the reader about the cultures the stories come from?

Essay Topic 3

How does the story of Sa and Alatangana (chapter three) attempt to explain the different cultures, languages and races that populate the earth? Are these differences considered good or bad? Provide details from the text to support your answer.

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