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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. What was the animal made of?

2. What was special about all of Alatangana's children?

3. Which culture does the myth of the Old Man come from?

4. How many years did Phan Ku live?

5. Why did Quat create chirping birds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the god in chapter four burst out from an egg?

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

3. Who is the Old Man in chapter five?

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

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

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

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

8. How did the woman and child come into being?

9. How were Quat and his brothers created in chapter two?

10. Who was Phan Ku?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both the raven in chapter one and Quat the Creator in chapter two design the earth to please mankind. What are some of the creations they make to please man? What does this say about these gods? What does it tell the reader about how they feel toward man?

Essay Topic 2

What cultural values can be gleaned from the stories? Which are values that encourage certain behaviors? Which are values that discourage certain behaviors? How can you tell? Provide examples to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How many of the stories have a ruler of death, the dead or the underworld? How were these rulers created? Are they equal to the creator god? Why or why not? How can you tell? Are the rules of the dead fearful gods? Happy gods? Neither? Both? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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