LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The sky
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The sea
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The earth
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the story “The Earth on Turtles Back” it explores a very nurturing and unique way that the earth was created. The original idea was brought on by the Native Americans but is retold by the authors. It explores the idea that animals and dreams helped start the building of earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the creation stories of the Lenape and Iroquois people, the Earth is created as soil is piled on the back of a great sea turtle that continues to grow until it is carrying the entire world. Many indigenous tribes in North America refer to the continent as Turtle Island to this day.
Detailed explanation-3: -The World on a Turtle’s Back is a Iroquois myth about the creation of earth. This belief is related to the biblical belief about creation. Both portray a story of a woman wanting to enjoy the forbidden fruit. After they eat of this forbidden fruit, good and evil is created.