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How did the woman get down to earth from the sky-world?
Her husband was annoyed and pushed her (by accident)
Her mother pushed her
The West Wind blew her down
She jumped because she feared her husband
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What type of story is "Coyote and the Buffalo"?
A myth
A trickster tale
A primary source
A memoir
3
How does Coyote trick Buffalo Bull into sparing his life?
He runs away on a younger buffalo
He smokes with him until Bull Buffalo forgets
He kills young buffalo for Buffalo Bull
He agrees to make Bull Buffalo new horns
4
The Kiowas' legend about the 7 sisters explains the existence of in "The Way to Rainy Mountain"
The Earth
Palo Duro Canyon
Yellowstone
Devil's tower and the Big Dipper
5
This was used by Native American's to transmit news, signal danger, or gather people to an area
The Bat Signal
A Smoke Signal
6
What is the moral of the story "Coyote and the Buffalo"?
Don't mess with old women
Don't be greedy or you'll end up with nothing
Buffalo don't make good meat
Coyotes can't be trusted
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What is the difference between the right and left twins
One is a girl and one is a boy
They represent the good and bad Indian tribes
One represents life and day while the other night and death
One is left handed and the other is right handed
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What do Victor and his father do to show that they are mourning the loss of someone important?
Set fire to something
Run Away
Get Drunk
Cut their hair
9
What creature does Victor say Thomas's father will become when they release his ashes?
A salmon
An eagle
A bear
A wolf
10
Why did Momaday return to Rainy Mountain in his memoir?
To write a story
To visit his grandmother's grave
To hunt buffalo
he was going home
11
What is an archetypal character?
The main character
The antagonist's best friend
A stereotypical character found in all literature
The antagonist
12
According to Victor, what does his mom make that's better than anyone else?
Fry bread
Fried Chicken
Sopapillas
Cornbread
13
What tribe did Victor and Thomas belong to?
Iroquois
Kiowa
Coeur d'Alene
Karankawa
14
In "World on the Turtle's back," what is the origin of the moon?
It is really the left-handed twin who rules over the night
It is really the right-handed twin
It is the twins mother who died during childbirth
It is the severed head of the grandmother
15
How did the animals come about in the creation myth?
They were created by the right twin and left twin
They were formed from the roots of the sky-world
They were already on the earth before the sky-women
They were created by the West Wind
16
Why is Buffalo Bull so enraged at the beginning of the tale?
He was hungry and an old lady stole his food
He was dead and had lost his herd
Coyote kicked and spat on Bull Buffalo's skull
He couldn't find his herd
17
What is Thomas's last name?
Builds-the-fire
Ash
Squatting dog
Running Bear
18
Native American's valued these morals/values
being stoic, mean, and forceful
manipulation, lying, revenge
beauty, intelligence, gambling ability
honesty, kindness, generosity
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The intent of a myth is to
recount an individual memory
warn children of dangers in the world
tell how things were created
teach a moral lesson
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When a myth tells about the creation of people, animals, and the earth, it is called
A fable
A trickster tale
A creation myth
A legend
21
What is the name of the tribe in Coyote and the Buffalo
Coeur d'elene
Iroquois
Okanogan
Kiowa
22
A biblical symbol from the myth also found in many other creation stories is
the arrows that symbolize twins
the west wind
the arc to survive a flood
the tree of knowledge
23
What three vegetables grew from the mother who gave birth to the twins
Squash, pumpkins, cucumbers
Tomatoes, cucumber, watermelon
Corn, wheat, lentils
Corn, beans, squash
24
How to the Native Americans feel about tobacco
It's a filthy habit they are trying to quit to this day
It is necessary to look cool and intimidate enemys
It is necessary for creating smoke signals for others to see
It is sacred and comes from the heart of mother earth
25
When you pass down stories from one generation to another without writing them down it is
An oral fixation
A myth
A tall tale
An oral tradition
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Why is Rainy Mountain important?
It is where the Kiowas believed creation to have started
It's the original home of the Kiowas
It is the landmark of where the Kiowas settled
It is Momaday's home
