The Iroquois Creation Myth: "The World on Turtle's Back"

Question 16 • TX-English III A

Which sentence from "The World on Turtle's Back" best illustrates why the story is considered a creation myth?

Answer

The woman created a home for herself on this new earth and soon her daughter was born.

She told them that if they could find some soil, she could plant the roots from the Great Tree that were still tangled in her hands.

The woman placed the dirt on Turtle’s back and performed a ritual to create the earth.

She is called “our mother” and the people dance and sing to her to make the plants grow.

Explanation

A creation myth explains how the world or something in it came into being. Choice C shows the woman using dirt and a ritual to create the earth, directly describing the world’s creation. Choice A describes the woman’s home and daughter, while the other choices focus on planting or honoring her.

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