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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 do the Fon people of Abomey live?

2. What did Ulgen give the man?

3. What did Earth Starter make last?

4. What sound brought Karora's son to life?

5. What was Maidere carrying when he came back from seeing Ulgen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wulbari upset in the beginning of chapter ten?

2. What is the woman's personality like after she is brought to life by Erlik?

3. How and why are women created?

4. What was the world like in the beginning of chapter seven?

5. What caused Nayambi to want to be free from Kamonu?

6. How did Earth Starter create dry land?

7. How was the earth created in chapter eleven?

8. What did Ulgen create after he created the earth?

9. What does Maidere tell Ulgen the reason is for the fact that the men never change?

10. How were the lesser gods created?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are the gods in the stories omnipotent? Which ones are and which are not? How can you tell? Provide specific examples from the text. Analyze at least three stories in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The story of Karora is an imperfect creation story. What does this mean? Why is the the creation imperfect? Provide examples from the story to support your answer.

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