Introduction to Mythology

Question 1

Which best summarizes the resolution of the conflict at the end of "The Beginnings of the Maasai”?

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B: Although the Kamba chopped down the fig tree, the Maasai tribe are still connected with Enkai through their cattle.

Question 2

beginningmiddleendingresolution

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B: middle

Question 3

Read the summary of the section of "The Beginnings of the Maasai,” where the volcanic eruption and its results are described.As a result of a volcanic eruption, the sky god Enkai and the cattle were thrown into the sky. Enkai wanted to save his cattle. He grew a tree that bridged the sky and the earth. The cattle walked down the tree to Neiterkob. Neiterkob and the Maasai tribe took over caring for the cattle.

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C: The summary lacks transitions that connect ideas.

Question 4

Read the summary of "The Beginnings of the Maasai.”In "The Beginnings of the Maasai,” the daughter of the Maasai explains the relationship between the Maasai and their sky god Enkai. She explains how a volcanic eruption sent Enkai and the cattle into the sky. In order to save the cattle, Enkai created a giant tree that allowed them to walk back to earth. Then, Enkai entrusted Neiterkob, the narrator’s father, and his tribe to care for the cattle. As a result, the cattle are sacred to the Maasai, and the Maasai maintain a close connection with Enkai.

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A: Yes, because it includes key ideas from the beginning, middle, and end, and it explains the conflict and the resolution.

Question 5

Which is the best summary of the beginning of "The Beginnings of the Maasai”?

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B: The daughter of the Maasai introduces herself and the Maasai, and explains their important relationships with their cattle and the sky god Enkai.

Question 6

Read the passage from "The Beginnings of the Maasai.”Neiterkob was confused at first. It was one thing for an eruption to send cows flying up into the sky, but it was another problem entirely to get them down to earth again. The wise god knew how to solve the problem. Enkai grew a giant fig tree out on the plains. The tree grew rapidly, and its branches grew so high that they reached up into the heavens. One by one, Enkai sent the cattle walking down branches of the fig tree, all the way down to the roots at the ground. My father and our people accepted the cattle and began to herd them with the sticks that Enkai had given us. Now, the rest of the tribe calls my father the "Beginner of the Earth” because he mediates between Enkai and our tribe, just as he did when the cattle returned from the sky.

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B: a people’s culture

Question 7

Reread "The Beginnings of the Maasai,” and then answer the question.One purpose of "The Beginnings of the Maasai” is to explain the weather.

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B: Sometimes Enkai is Enkai Narok, the Black God, happy with us and blanketing the sky with dark clouds that pour out rain to nourish the plains.

Question 8

Why does Neiterkob’s daughter most likely tell the myth "The Beginnings of the Maasai”?

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C: to explain to the reader the origin of Maasai culture

Question 9

Read the passage from "The Beginnings of the Maasai.”I am the daughter of the great Neiterkob, the Father of the Maasai tribe in Africa. You might think that this makes me special, but my father believes that I should live just like the rest of the tribe. Thus, he sends me to look after our tribe’s cattle with the other daughters and sons. These cattle are sacred, because they are actually a divine gift from the sky god, Enkai. Our tribe makes a living by caring for the cattle, feeding them, and protecting them.

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D: from the sky god, Enkai

Question 10

Which are features of myths? Select four options.supernatural gods or animalsfantastic settingshumorous elements that entertain the readeran attempt to explain the origin of the universecharacters found in everyday lifeconflicts between worlds, beings, self, or natural elementseveryday events

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A,B,D,F

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