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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. Why did Quat create chirping birds?

2. What is the name of the being inside the universe?

3. What culture does the myth of Phan Ku come from?

4. What happened when Phan Ku died?

5. What did the bird ask the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where the first men alive?

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

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

4. Who is the Old Man in chapter five?

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

6. What does the Creator look like in chapter one?

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

8. What is the death rattle, and what effect does it have on people?

9. Why didn't Quat the Fools puppets turn out like his brother's six puppets?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The gods in each story have different relationships with man. What are some of the relationships between god and man presented in the stories? Are these positive relationships? Personal relationships?

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