Native American Literature

Which of the following would best describe the relationship between the Native Americans and animals?

• Bitter/Contentious

• Dislike/Resentful

• Respect/Admiration

• Strangers

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What form of writing did the Native Americans primarily produce?

• journals and letter
• persuasive essays
• poetry
• trick question! Oral tales and myths

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Early American Writings were from which years?

• ~1250-1900

• ~1400s-1800

• ~1300s-1500

• 1800-2010

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Which tribe of the Iroquois nation wrote "The World on the Turtle's Back"?

• Onondaga

• Cayuga

• Oneida

• Mohawk

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The practice of storytelling to pass a group's memories, histories, and stories from one generation to the next

• Creation Myth

• Myth

• Storytelling

• Oral Tradition

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What is one thing most Native American cultures had in common with one another?

• storytelling

• dance ritutuals

• battle cries

• tent making

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Which of the following is NOT a description of a creation myth?

• Describes how the universe, earth, and life began

• explains the workings of the natural world

• supports and validates local laws

• guides people through the trials of living

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From the myth The World on the Turtle's Back, what can you conclude about the relationship between the Onandaga and their natural environment?

• High respect/low connection

• Low respect/low connection

• High respect/High connection

• Low respect/high connection

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When the woman falls from the Sky-World, the actions of the animals show they...

• do not care about others

• fear others

• depend on the help of others

• care about others

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Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth?

• His wife wants some flowers
• He wants to make his wife happy
• The tree has been growing forever
• He wants to escape Sky-World

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