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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 happened to the world as time passed?

2. What did he make a mother and child out of?

3. How did Sa feel about Alatangana's creations?

4. How did Sa feel about Alatangana's request to marry his daughter?

5. What is the name of Quat's eleven brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Alatangana's children like?

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

3. Where the first men alive?

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

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

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

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

8. How did Phan Ku's body contribute to the creation of the world?

9. What did the woman want the Old Man to decide?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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