u3 Chapter 4

1. According to the myth, what did the gods Tepew and Q'uk'umatz do to create the earth?
   

• 1. a) They sculpted the earth from clay
     

• 1. b) They made the earth appear by shouting the word "earth"
     

• 1. c) They carved the earth out of wood
     

• 1. d) They grew the earth from corn kernels

1. What was the reason the gods destroyed the first two attempts at creating people (clay and wooden people)?
   

• 1. a) The clay people were too fragile and the wooden people were too rigid
     

• 1. b) The clay people were too loud and the wooden people were too quiet
     

• 1. c) The clay people could not move and the wooden people could not think
     

• 1. d) Both a and c

1. How were the successful "men of corn" created according to the myth?
   

• 1. a) The gods mixed corn kernels and water to shape their bodies
     

• 1. b) The gods carved the men from wood and brought them to life
     

• 1. c) The gods molded the men from clay and baked them in the sun
     

• 1. d) The gods gathered the best animals and combined their features

1. Why did the gods decide to limit the vision of the corn people?
   

• 1. a) The corn people's vision was not good enough to please the gods
     
     

• 1. b) The corn people's vision was too weak and they could not see far

• 1. c) The corn people's vision was so good it surpassed even the gods
     

• 1. d) The gods wanted the corn people to focus on praising them instead

1. What happened as the corn people multiplied and spread across the land?
   

• 1. a) They remained a single, unified nation
     

• 1. b) They formed different classes and spoke many languages
     

• 1. c) They reverted back to being clay and wooden people
     

• 1. d) They all had the same skin color and physical features

If you could create your own people, what would they look like? What materials would you use?