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

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The conflict between the right-handed brother and left-handed brother described in"The World on Turtle's Back" shows that the Iroquois most likely believed

A
right-handed children should be favored over left-handed ones.
B
there is an eternal battle between good and evil.
C
left-handed people are naturally evil.
D
most people are good and few are evil.
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Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."Without knowing it, the right and left-handed twins built balance into the world. The plant-eating animals created by the right-handed twin balanced out the meat-eating animals created by the left-handed twin. And so the world thrived, and this was good.Which statement best describes the purpose of this excerpt?

A
to describe who created plant- and meat-eating animals
B
to explain that some animals are good and others are evil
C
to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world
D
to describe two different kinds of animals found in the world
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Read this quotation from "The World on Turtle's Back."The woman placed the dirt on Turtle's back and performed a ritual to create the earth. She walked around the dirt in the direction of the sun until the earth grew large enough. Then she planted the roots from the Great Tree and continued her ritual to keep the earth growing. Like the sun she kept moving around the earth, in the same direction the people still do in dance rituals today.The main purpose of this quotation is to

A
emphasize the importance of rituals in everyday life.
B
prove that animals played a major role in the creation of the Earth.
C
show why dancers move from east to west in rituals.
D
describe the Iroquois belief of how the Earth was created.
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Based on "The World on Turtle's Back," which statement best describes the Iroquois attitude toward nature and the environment?

A
The Iroquois believed that the gods had given them control over nature.
B
The Iroquois were very fearful of the dangers of plants and animals.
C
The Iroquois believed that only plants and animals benefiting people should survive.
D
The Iroquois revered nature and valued the plants and animals that sustained them.

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