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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Quat begin thinking of creating man, animals and plants?

2. How many sons did she have?

3. What did the grown man fall out of in the beginning of chapter 1?

4. What did he drink from?

5. Where did the raven take the man when it returned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Quat is the solar god of the Bank Islands. What parts of his story have to do with the sunlight and creation?

2. How did the woman and child come into being?

3. Why did the raven create the sheep and other animals?

4. What did the woman want the Old Man to decide?

5. What did Quat create after he traveled to the far edge of the sky?

6. Where is the story of the Pea Pod Man from?

7. What curse did Sa put on Alatangana's children?

8. What did Phan Ku look like?

9. What happens to man and the world as time passes in this story?

10. What did the man think about the sheep the raven created?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast some of the stories of Wulbari (chapter ten) and Nyambi (chapter twelve).

How are the gods similar?

How are the gods different?

Who is Wulbari's nemesis?

Who is Nyambi's nemesis?

What are some similarities between the stories?

What are some differences between the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the twin gods in chapter eight with the twin gods in chapter eleven.

How are they alike?

How are they different?

What is the relationship like between Mawu and Lisa?

What is the relationship like between Tawis-karong and Tijus-keha?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the stories have animals as main characters. Why is there a common theme about animals? Why might these cultures value animals so highly?

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