Origin Myths Comprehension Questions
- What does the Chief’s reactions to his wife’s dream tell you about the Onondaga beliefs?
- Why might the characters in this story have generic names like “the Duck,” “the Beaver,” and “the Muskrat”?
- What human qualities does the Onondaga myth seem to promote? How do you know this?
- What natural feature of the world does the Chief of the Sky Spirits create in the Modoc myth? Evidence?
- Why might the Chief of the Sky Spirits be so angry about the creation of new life?
- What does the Chief of the Sky Spirits’ reaction to his grandchildren suggest about the Modocs’ attitude toward obedience?
- What does the use of ‘buckskin’ suggest about the role of deer in Navajo life?
- Why is the wind viewed as the source of life in this myth?
Origin Myths Comprehension Questions
- What does the Chief’s reactions to his wife’s dream tell you about the Onondaga beliefs?
- Why might the characters in this story have generic names like “the Duck,” “the Beaver,” and “the Muskrat”?
- What human qualities does the Onondaga myth seem to promote? How do you know this?
- What natural feature of the world does the Chief of the Sky Spirits create in the Modoc myth? Evidence?
- Why might the Chief of the Sky Spirits be so angry about the creation of new life?
- What does the Chief of the Sky Spirits’ reaction to his grandchildren suggest about the Modocs’ attitude toward obedience?
- What does the use of ‘buckskin’ suggest about the role of deer in Navajo life?
- Why is the wind viewed as the source of life in this myth?
Origin Myths Comprehension Questions
- What does the Chief’s reactions to his wife’s dream tell you about the Onondaga beliefs?
- Why might the characters in this story have generic names like “the Duck,” “the Beaver,” and “the Muskrat”?
- What human qualities does the Onondaga myth seem to promote? How do you know this?
- What natural feature of the world does the Chief of the Sky Spirits create in the Modoc myth? Evidence?
- Why might the Chief of the Sky Spirits be so angry about the creation of new life?
- What does the Chief of the Sky Spirits’ reaction to his grandchildren suggest about the Modocs’ attitude toward obedience?
- What does the use of ‘buckskin’ suggest about the role of deer in Navajo life?
- Why is the wind viewed as the source of life in this myth?
Origin Myths Comprehension Questions
- What does the Chief’s reactions to his wife’s dream tell you about the Onondaga beliefs?
- Why might the characters in this story have generic names like “the Duck,” “the Beaver,” and “the Muskrat”?
- What human qualities does the Onondaga myth seem to promote? How do you know this?
- What natural feature of the world does the Chief of the Sky Spirits create in the Modoc myth? Evidence?
- Why might the Chief of the Sky Spirits be so angry about the creation of new life?
- What does the Chief of the Sky Spirits’ reaction to his grandchildren suggest about the Modocs’ attitude toward obedience?
- What does the use of ‘buckskin’ suggest about the role of deer in Navajo life?
- Why is the wind viewed as the source of life in this myth?