In “When Grizzlies Walked Upright”, why would the Indians living near Mount Shasta never kill a Grizzly bear?
What is they are descendents of the Grizzlies.
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What is the first creation in Grizzlies?
What is a hole and Mount Shasta.
100
In "When Grizzlies Walked Upright", the Chief of the Sky Spirits becomes angry with the bears. What is one reason for his anger?
What is they created a new race with his daughter and believe they stole his daughter.
100
In your own words define origin myth.
What is a tale explaining the origin, or ,of the world and all things in it.
100
In your own words define exploration narrative.
What is firsthand accounts of explorer's travels.
200
What is chronological order? Is "Turtle's Back" in chronological order?
What is describing events in the order in which they occurred. yes.
200
What part of the natural world is explained by "When Grizzlies Walked Upright?"
a. how the earth came to be
b. how the Indians came to be
c. how snow came to be
d. how ice came to be
What is b.
200
Why does the Sky God/Chief create Mount Shasta?
What is he is sick of the cold in his world. He also needed a way to get down.
200
Describe the difficulty of the muskrats journey. Why was it difficult and why was it self-sacrifice?
What is she swam until she could barely breath. This was difficult due to her size and strength. She was small, yet she was willing to sacrifice her life for the woman.
200
Why did the explorers write journals?
What is they wanted to document their travels for people back home.
300
How do the animals know the woman cannot swim?
What is she has webbed feet.
300
What characteristics of the Grizzly bear were seen as a threat to the Sky Chief?
What is they were large, hairy, and sharp teeth.
300
What is the first thing the Sky Chief does when he is told about his wife's dream?
What is he calls for several young men to pull up the tree.
300
In “When Grizzlies Walked Upright”, the Chief of the Sky Spirits creates major landforms and living things. Explain his creation of one of the landforms and one of the living things.
What is the answers may vary.
300
In many myths, including the ones we read in class, one of the characters is an archetype, or a symbol of something important. Can you list at least three archetypal characters in these myths?
What is the answers may vary.
400
What message about humanity is viewed by the muskrats success?
What is determination can solve even the most difficult problem.
400
Why was little Mount Shasta created?
What is the Grizzlies made it for the Sky daughter and her husband.
400
Before the mother Grizzly bear dies she decides she must seek forgiveness from the Sky Chief. What could this say about the values of the Modac people?
What is they believed in respecting/obeying their elders and Gods. This meant they sought forgiveness to be with them in the after life. What is
400
In “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”, the earth and its life are created out of materials from two different places. What are the materials (not animals), and what are the places?
What is seeds from the Great Tree and earth from the water world.
400
How many explorers were sent from Spain before the ship wrecked? How many lived?
What is 400 and four.
500
Did the Onondaga feel animals were a positive or negative force in their lives? Explain your answer by citing evidence from the myth.
What is the answer will vary.
500
What does the Modac tribe do to a native who was killed by a Grizzly?
What is they burn his or her body on the spot and every time one passes the site, a rock in thrown onto the ashes.
500
In “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”, the Chief’s wife dreams that the Great Tree has been uprooted. How does the Chief respond to the dream, and what does this say about the cultural beliefs of the Onondaga tribe?
What is they believed they were messages from a higher power i.e. fate or maybe a god.
500
How does the phrase "Mother Earth" apply to "Turtle's Back"?
What is woman and her curiosity are the reason for falling through the hole, thus creating a chain reaction of creation.
500
What overall opinion did the Spanish explorers have about the Native Americans they met in this New World? Did they respect the Native Americans? Did they think that the Natives were their equals? Because of that opinion, how did the Native Americans treat the explorers? Give an example from the story to support your answer.
This is your essay for the exam. The answers will vary.