1: Which of the following describes a purpose of creation myths?
A: to teach a lesson that would help people survive
B: to illustrate how the earth came to be
C: to tell stories about ancestors
D: to learn about rituals from long ago
2: Which feature typical of stories in the oral tradition is found in this story?
A: a hero
B: a local animal
C: a lesson about life
D: a person in need
3: What does this excerpt suggest about Sioux culture?
A: Winters were long and cold where they lived.
B: Women were responsible for gathering crops.
C: Corn was the only food they ate.
D: Gathering crops was an enjoyable activity.
4: It is thus among all of the animals too, even down to the little frogs. The father frog, on his death bed, asks, "Who is my best friend?"
And all of the little frogs answer, "Nehpo, Nehpo, Nehpo."
You have heard them.
What does this story explain?
A: What happens after a person dies
B: Why Yaqui children are important to their parents
C: Why frogs are important to the Yaqui
D: Why frogs make a certain sound
5: What does cultural literature teach a reader?
A: how to find more information about a particular culture
B: how to make food eaten by people in the culture
C: how to speak the language of the people in the culture
D: the beliefs and habits of the people who make up the culture