Creation Myths

What animal is part of the names of three of the four "first people" in the Popul Vuh?

• eagle

• jaguar

• serpent

• monkey

In the Popul Vuh, why do the gods destroy the people made out of wood?

• They have no brains or hearts

• They disobey the gods

• They have no voices

• They think they are better than the gods

Why do the gods in the Popul Vuh take away the humans' infinite sight?

• because the humans are ungrateful

• because the gods are afraid the humans will become too godlike

• because the humans are using this power for evil

• because the gods think they can give the humans something better than that

In "Odin and Ymir," what were the first humans made from?

• ice

• logs

• mud

• milk

Who is Ymir?

• the sun goddess

• Odin's son

• the first woman

• a frost-giant

In "Odin and Ymir," whose body parts are used to create the earth?

• Odin's

• Ymir's

• Buri's

• the cow's

Who made the animals before Prometheus created humans?

• Zeus

• Dionysus

• Epimetheus

• Kronos

What gift did Prometheus give humans that enraged Zeus?

• immortality

• dominion over the earth

• divine wisdom

• fire

Whom did the gods send to Epimetheus as a way of taking revenge on the humans?

• Pandora

• Aphrodite

• Hermes

• Athena

Which story or stories include mention of a flood that destroys most or all of the earth's population?

• Genesis

• the Popul Vuh

• "Odin and Ymir"

• "Prometheus and the First People"

• all of the above