Origin Myths Comprehension Questions

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

Origin Myths Comprehension Questions

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

Origin Myths Comprehension Questions

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

Origin Myths Comprehension Questions

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