Revolutionary Period writers include

Jefferson, Washington, Franklin

When the woman falls from the Sky-World, the birds' actions show that animals,

are caring and willing to help humans.

Which authors represent the Colonial period?

Bradstreet, Mather, and Edwards

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

He wants to make his pregnant wife happy.

Romantic writers include

Dickinson, Whitman, and Longfellow.

What is a trickster character?

animalcharacters who have two sides to their personality

Which is NOT true of oral tradition?

It must be done in a native language to be valid.

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1
Which is not a characteristic of Native American literature?
Ritual endings and beginnings
Written in beautiful script
Archaic language
Terse style
2
During the Revolutionary Period, which of the following was not a common form of writing?
Poetry
Editorials and Persuasive Essays
Speeches
Letters
3
Who caught the woman as she fell?
Loons
Turtles
Ducks
Swans
4
Which indigenous people live at Pine Ridge Reservation?
Lakota
Cherokee
Oneida
Onandaga
5
Revolutionary Period writers include
Twain, Crane, James
Dickinson, Whitman, and Longfellow.
Lee, Stowe, O'Connor
Jefferson, Washington, Franklin
6
Realist period writers include
Lee, Stowe, O'Connor
Twain, Crane, James
Dickinson, Whitman, and Longfellow.
Jefferson, Washington, Franklin
7
Earth on Turtle's Back contains all but which one?
teaching about the physical world
theft of fire
emergence
a fortunate fall
8
Which is not true of a trickster?
tends to create chaos.
is respectable.
Has emerged as a bum or vagabond.
is lovable
9
How does the woman fall?
she is pushed
she believes she can fly
she jumps
she leans over too far
10
When the woman falls from the Sky-World, the birds' actions show that animals,
are willing to help humans for a reward.
are caring and willing to help humans.
left a human to suffer in pain.
cannot be trusted.
11
Fire is an important element in mythology because
it was expensive, and therefore, valuable.
it meant survival was easier.
the only way to get it was to steal it.
no one understood where it came from
12
Which literary period came first?
Romantic
Harlem Renaissance
Post Modern
Realist
13
Which of the following is not representative of a cultural hero?
Dramatize prototypical events.
Tells how the group became what it is.
Demonstrates proper behavior.
Is born to regular people
14
Which authors represent the Colonial period?
Drieser, Crane, Norris
Bradstreet, Mather, and Edwards
Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville
Hughes, Hurston
15
World on the Turtle's Back is based on which Native American tribe?
Onandaga
Apache
Lakota
Oneida
16
The Harlem Renaissance is best represented by
Bradstreet, Mather, and Edwards
Hughes, Hurston
Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville
Drieser, Crane, Norris
17
Which literary period came LAST?
Harlem Renaissance
Romantic
Realist
Post Modern
18
During the colonial period, which of the following was NOT a common type of writing?
sermons
letters
poetry
short stories
19
What is the purpose of an origin myth?
Explain the Natural World
Instills Ave
To Guide People
Supports Customs
20
World on Turtle's Back is an example of what type of literature?
creation myth
fable
slave narrative
allegory
21
Which is not an important theme in Native American literature?
Mass flooding
The fortunate fall
Theft of fire
Mysteries and fear
22
Who finally brings Earth out of the water?
Muskrat
Duck
Loon
Turtle
23
How did the turtle get the pattern on its shell?
From Woman's footprints.
the feathers from Duck, Loon, and Swan.
from Muskrat's paw prints.
From the adhesive that held Earth on his back.
24
Where are the man and his wife at the beginning of the story?
Water Hole
Heaven
Earth
Skyland
25
Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth?
He thinks he will find peace.
He gets lost in the magic forest.
He wants to make his pregnant wife happy.
He is visiting his god Eyewah
26
Romantic writers include
Twain, Crane, James
Jefferson, Washington, Franklin
Dickinson, Whitman, and Longfellow.
Lee, Stowe, O'Connor
27
What is a trickster character?
a tricky bird that may be found in a totem pole
animalcharacters who have two sides to their personality
a character that speaks using metaphors
a character that is exactly how they seem
28
Which is NOT true of oral tradition?
It's harder to trust as factual.
It is almost universal in mythology.
It pre-dates the written word by centuries.
It must be done in a native language to be valid.

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