LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Different tribes fought over which version was correct
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Each religion had its over version
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The oral tradition caused the story to change with each telling
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -“The World on the Turtle’s Back” is about two twin brothers. The right-handed twin, who tells the truth and always does what’s right, and the left-handed twin, who lies, and always does what’s bad. The right-handed twin created what he thought were good animals.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than 50, 000 Iroquois live in the United States today. “The World on the Turtle’s Back” is an Iroquois (GrPE-kwoiQ) creation story filled with conflict and compelling characters. The Iroquois passed down this story from one generation to the next by telling it in elaborate performances.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the legend, the creator goddess cut off the legs of the cosmic turtle and used them to prop up the heavens, which had been damaged by another god. It’s not quite carrying the world on its back, but it still puts a terrapin at the center of the universe, making sure that the very sky doesn’t fall down.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are the two ways of the world that the twins represent? The right-handed twin represents life, light, and day, while the left-handed twin represents war, torture, men, death, and night.