Q1 in both the blackfeet and apache myths, the first people who are created are
a farmers.
b fishers.
c females.
d foes.

q2 in the beginning, there was water everywhere; nothing else was to be seen. there was something floating on the water, and on this raft were old man and all the animals.

read the excerpt from "the blackfeet creation."

how do readers know this excerpt is from a myth?

the excerpt contains animals.
the excerpt has an old man as a character.
the excerpt is from the beginning of the story.
the excerpt describes how the world began.

q3 which best describes the difference in the way people are created in the blackfeet and apache myths?

in the blackfeet myth, old man makes people from clay figures; in the apache myth, kúterastan makes people directly from his hands.
in the blackfeet myth, people are created from other people; in the apache myth, people are created from gods.
in the blackfeet myth, old man makes people that look like people; in the apache myth, kúterastan makes people that look like animals.
in the blackfeet myth, people are the very first creations; in the apache myth, people are created at the end of all creation.

q4which of these statements is true of myths?

myths contain scientific facts.
myths are not believed by people.
myths are told only by american indians.
myths describe the first people in the world.

q5 then requesting that he be not disturbed, he began to sing: "i am thinking, thinking, thinking, thinking what shall i do next." four times he thus sang, at the end of the fourth time brushing his face with his hands, which he rubbed briskly together and parted quickly; and there before him stood the sun.

read the excerpt from "the north american indian apache mythology-creation myth.”

what does this excerpt show about the culture of the apaches?

all actions must be done four times.
the sun is the most valued resource.
singing is important in rituals.
washing the face is part of all ceremonies.

q6 which of these is a myth?

a story about why a crow is black
a story about a crow that is a pet
an article about how smart a crow is
an article about a crow that lives in a castle

q7 based on the myths, which tradition is part of apache culture but not of blackfeet culture?

hunting wild game
honoring animals
building fires
using sweat houses

q8 kúterastan at once created a piñon tree. this the girl skillfully tended until it grew to be of gigantic size at the end of four days. then with four great limbs as a framework, she made a very large water bottle, thus, covering it with gum from the piñon.

q9 read the excerpt from “the north american indian apache mythology-creation myth.”

what does this excerpt show about the culture of the apaches? check all that apply.

the piñon tree is an important resource.
the piñon tree is used for its gum.
water is an important resource.
men do mostly agricultural work.
four is an important number.
the main source of food is from hunting.

the sun at once sent for the fly to come and erect a kaché, or sweat-house. it took but a short time to put up the framework, which the girl covered closely with four heavy clouds: a black cloud on the east, a blue one on the south, a yellow one on the west, and a white one on the north. out in front of the doorway, at the east, she spread a soft red cloud for a foot-blanket after the sweat.

read the excerpt from “the north american indian apache mythology-creation myth.”

which aspects of apache culture does this excerpt show? check all that apply.

four colors that have significance
the agricultural way of life
the ritual use of a sweat house
the importance of the four directions
foods that are especially valued
a blanket that is part of a sweat house ritual

q10 which question does the blackfeet myth answer that the apache myth does not?

where does land come from?
who made the food for people to eat?
who made the first animals?
why do people’s lives end in death?