Folk literature includes all of the following except
legends
fables
rhyming couplets
myths
A creation myth includes all of the following except
supernatural elements
a description of how the the Universe, Earth, or life began
a tragic hero
an explanation of the workings of the natural world
Which of the following is an archetype?
antagonist
dynamic character
protagonist
villian
How does the turtle help the woman who fell from the sky?
He makes the earth grow.
He breaks the woman's fall.
He carries the woman on his back.
He brings soil from the ocean floor.
What happened when the twin's mother is buried?
She became the light in the sky.
A sacred tree grew from her head.
Man was created from her ribs.
The plants that people still use grew.
What happens to the left-handed twin?
He kills his grandmother.
He becomes the ruler of the underworld.
He kills his brother and mother.
He becomes the Master of Life.
What Iroquois values are revealed by the creatures' actions toward the woman who fell?
The story shows that the Iroquois value of helping others; doing everything that one can to be helpful; and discussing problems to find a solution.
What characteristics and behaviors suggest that the right-handed twin is an archetypal hero?
The right-handed twin would be considered the hero because he made all the things that were good and helpful. He also created humans.
What characteristics and behaviors suggest that the left-handed twin is an archetypal villian?
The left-handed twin created all things bad or deadly. The Iroquois called him the "crooked mind."
How is the conflict between the twins resolved?
The right-handed twin killed his brother and cast his body out of the world into another.
What does the resolution of the story suggest about the Iroquois' view of both twins?
The Iroquois believed there was a place for both of the brothers and that they continued to act as a balance to each other.
What elements of the world and human nature does this myth explain?
The myth explains how the world was created. It explains why humans have both good and evil impulses.
Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth?
He wanted to make his wife happy since she was hungry due to her pregnancy.
What was the rule about the Great Tree?
No one should mark it our mutilate it.
The arrows the man brings to the woman represent
the twins she would later deliver
