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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. Who was covered with green slime when Turtle returned?

2. Where did Ulgen place the eighth tree?

3. Who is the god of chapter 12?

4. Where did Mawu live?

5. What sound brought Karora's son to life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the woman's personality like after she is brought to life by Erlik?

3. Where is Karora asleep when as chapter nine begins?

4. How did Karora and the Bandicoots create man?

5. How was the earth created in chapter eleven?

6. What happened to Karora and his sons?

7. Why did Earth Starter create a lake for the people of the earth?

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

9. What was the world like in the beginning of chapter seven?

10. Why did Ulgen send Erlik down to be the leader of the dead spirits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the stories deal with fate vs. free will? Are the people created int he different stories under the god(s) control? Do they have free will? Examine at least three of stories in your answer and provide details from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the creation myths presented in the book begin with water covering the earth. Why do you think this is? How is dry land created in the stories? Why is dry land created in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Are the gods in the stories omnipotent? Which ones are and which are not? How can you tell? Provide specific examples from the text. Analyze at least three stories in your answer.

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