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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. Which three gods were born first?

2. What was everywhere in the beginning of chapter 7?

3. How did the woman die?

4. What is the name of the god in chapter 10?

5. Who was Earth Starters sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ulgen create after he created the earth?

2. How did Karora and the Bandicoots create man?

3. What does Maidere tell Ulgen the reason is for the fact that the men never change?

4. What did Tawis-karong do to the animals he created?

5. Who are Mawu and Lisa and what do they rule?

6. What is the curse Maidere puts on Dog?

7. How were the woman's children born?

8. What did the seer tell Nayambi to do to the spider that helped him escape?

9. What happened while Maidere was seeking Ulgen's help?

10. Who is the creator of the world in chapter eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story of Karora is an imperfect creation story. What does this mean? Why is the the creation imperfect? Provide examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the Earth Starter myth in chapter seven with the Divine Woman myth in chapter eleven. How are these myths similar? Where are the cultures who tell these myths located? Why might their stories be similar?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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