Native American Review

Which of the following best describes the role of repetition in Native American oral literature?

• To make the story longer

• To firmly inculcate the incident in the minds of the listeners

• To confuse the listeners

• To add unnecessary details

What is one reason why oral literature often loses its effect in transcription?

• The stories are too short

• The reader is often unacquainted with the worldview and sociocultural setting of the people

• The stories are written in a different language

• The stories are too complex to understand

How do Native American myths typically begin?

• "Once upon a time"

• "In a land far away"

• "Before the people came" or "when Coyote was a man"

• "In the beginning"

What is a common theme in Native American literature?

• The dominance of human beings over nature

• The importance of technology

• The interconnectedness of humans and animals

• The superiority of one tribe over another

Why is it significant that Native American literature was not recognized by Western scholars until the late 1800s?

• It shows that Native Americans had no literature before this time

• It highlights the challenges of translating texts from hundreds of different languages

• It indicates that Native American literature was inferior to Western literature

• It suggests that Native American literature was only recently created

Analyze how the cyclical nature of existence is reflected in Native American ceremonies.

Evaluate the impact of Native American writers like N. Scott Momaday and Louise Erdrich on the revitalization of Native American literature.

What lesson is conveyed in the Abenaki story of Gluskabe catching all the game animals?

How does the Native American view of the natural world differ from the typical Western view?

Discuss the significance of the statement: "The American Indian worldview is not that of a progressive straight line, but of an endless circle."