Why does the myth say the left-handed twin died and "he didn't die?"
It is impossible to completely destroy evil
What happened when the twin's mother is buried?
Man was created from her ribs.
She became the light in the sky.
The plants that people still use grew.
A sacred tree grew from her head.
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.
How does the turtle help the woman who fell from the sky?
He makes the earth grow.
He brings soil from the ocean floor.
He carries the woman on his back.
He breaks the woman's fall.
What happens to the left-handed twin?
He becomes the ruler of the underworld.
He kills his grandmother.
He becomes the Master of Life.
He kills his brother and mother.
Which twin did the grandmother favor?
the left-handed twin
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."
The arrows the man brings to the woman represent
the twins she would later deliver
What was the rule about the Great Tree?
No one should mark it our mutilate it.
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.
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 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.
Which of the following is an archetype?
protagonist
antagonist
villian
dynamic character
Who was born the "unnatural way" through his mother's armpit?
the left-handed twin
Folk literature includes all of the following except
legends
rhyming couplets
fables
myths
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.
Who becomes the moon?
the twins' grandmother
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.
A creation myth includes all of the following except
supernatural elements
a description of how the the Universe, Earth, or life began
an explanation of the workings of the natural world
a tragic hero