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Compare and Contrast: Myths and Cultures (Continued) Answers

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Read the excerpt from the Haida creation myth.Nearby, he saw a huge clam shell—it seemed to be making noise! Curiously, Raven approached and saw a group of tiny creatures in the shell. When they saw Raven, they huddled together and tried to hide. Raven opened his beak and sang a beautiful song, calming the creatures in the shell. Then, using his powerful talons, he opened the shell, and released the first human beings.The men were hungry and thirsty, but there was no food on the large sandy beach, and the saltwater just made them thirstier. Determined to take care of the men he had found, Raven flew to find them provisions.

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Nearby, he saw a huge clam shell—it seemed to be making noise!
B
Curiously, Raven approached and saw a group of tiny creatures in the shell.
C
Then, using his powerful talons, he opened the shell, and released the first human beings.
D
Determined to take care of the men he had found, Raven flew to find them provisions.
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Harper is writing a paragraph comparing and contrasting the Maori and Haida views on children. Which sentence best illustrates her point that both cultures believe the younger generation is extremely influential?

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In both the Maori and Haida myths, the children of the earth and sky collaborate to create the world.
B
In both the Maori and Haida myths, children are largely responsible for the creation of humans and the earth.
C
The Maori and Haida creation myths show that both cultures believe children are very important.
D
Children are powerful and should be respected as shown by the creation myths of the Maori and Haida.
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a grandparent and a grandchild
B
brothers and sisters
C
parents and children
D
a husband and a wife
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Which best describes point-by-point paragraph structure?

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The author introduces each point, followed by evidence and analysis of that point.
B
The author introduces the evidence in the topic sentence and backs it up with a list of points.
C
The author introduces all the evidence and concludes with the most important points.
D
The author introduces the points in list form and provides all the evidence for each point at once.
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Read the excerpt from the Maori creation myth.The god of forests and birds wedged himself between Rangi and Papa, his back to Papa and his feet against Rangi. Using his legs, he began to move the way trees grown in the forest. Slowly but surely, he pushed his legs upward until his parents were wrenched apart.Read the excerpt from the Haida creation myth.Before the chief could move, his daughter handed the child this new toy to play with. This time, knowing the treasure that lay inside, the child turned back into Raven, who snatched the box in his beak and flew up through the smoke hole in the ceiling. Once away from the Sky Chief, Raven released the Sun from its confinement. Light shone across the entire earth, illuminating mountains, rivers, and oceans.

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more careful than their parents.
B
more trusting than their parents.
C
more clever than their parents.
D
more generous than their parents.
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Which excerpt from the Maori creation myth shows that the Maori believe they are a strong and powerful people?

A
Tawhiri violently attacked Tû with all of his might, but Tû was able to stand firm against the wind and water.
B
He saw the tears of rain that fell from Rangi. Tawhiri raged, and sent hurricanes and sea swells to fight against his brothers.
C
The brothers rejoiced, and were amazed to find that in the dark, they had birthed many children—the first humans!
D
Tû’s descendants became the Mâori, the humans who are able to master anything that they decide to conquer.
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Clayton is writing a paragraph comparing and contrasting the Maori and Haida views on human beings. Which sentence best illustrates his point that the myths show human creation in different ways?

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Both the Maori and the Haida had well-developed views about the beginning of humans.
B
The Haida myth casts human as descendents of the gods, but the Maori have a separate story.
C
The difference between the Maori and Haida cultural views of humans is illustrated through each culture’s creation myth.
D
The Maori myth casts humans as the descendents of Tu, whereas the Haida myth states that humans were discovered by Raven.
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Read the excerpt from the Haida creation myth.Instead, he decided, his daughter would just have to give it away to another woman. But the daughter refused. She had grown to love the baby, despite his irritable behavior.Read the excerpt from the Maori creation myth.Tane was driven to hide in his forests, which Tahwiri destroyed with horrible floods. Tangora was thrown into the sea, where he was attacked by the wind and lightning. Rongo and Haumia took refuge in the earth, shielding themselves in Papa’s embrace.

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Both view mothers as being easily fooled by their children.
B
Both view mothers as willing to sacrifice themselves for their children.
C
Both view mothers as trying to reduce their children’s power over them.
D
Both view mothers as caring and protective over their children.
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Chrissy is writing a paragraph comparing and contrasting the Maori and Haida views about nature. Which is the best topic sentence?

A
The Maori and Haida had different views of nature, as illustrated by their creation myths.
B
The Maori and the Haida are two very different cultures with very different creation myths.
C
The Haida see people as the caretakers of the elements of nature.
D
The Maori see people as being in constant conflict with all elements of nature.
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Which is one difference between Maori and Haida creation myths?

A
The Maori see stars as gifts from the gods, and the Haida see the stars as a way to make the world brighter.
B
The Maori see stars as powerful forces to be conquered, and the Haida believe stars make the sky more appealing.
C
The Maori believe stars were created to make the sky more beautiful, and the Haida see the stars as a source of light.
D
The Maori believe stars were created to make the sky brighter, and the Haida see the stars as sources of power.

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