Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 1

1. Question

   According to “The Creation Hymn,” which of the following gave rise to life after the physical universe had been created (see Document 1-1)?

   A.

   The Devil

   B.

   Desire

   C.

   The gods

   D.

   Death

   Correct: The answer is b. Desire is described in the hymn as the “primal seed and the germ of spirit.”

   Incorrect: The answer is b. Desire is described in the hymn as the “primal seed and the germ of spirit.”

   According to “The Creation Hymn,” which of the following gave rise to life after the physical universe had been created (see Document 1-1)?

2. Question

   Where did the Yuchi Indians believe the first people came from (see Document 1-2)?

   A.

   A drop of the sun’s blood

   B.

   The moon’s bones

   C.

   The union of sky and earth

   D.

   The howl of the first coyote

   Correct: The answer is a. The Yuchi saw the sun as the source of life and called themselves the People of the Sun.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. The Yuchi saw the sun as the source of life and called themselves the People of the Sun.

   Where did the Yuchi Indians believe the first people came from (see Document 1-2)?

3. Question

   In Hesiod’s Theogony, who or what created the natural world (see Document 1-3)?

   A.

   Zeus

   B.

   Hyperion

   C.

   Gaia

   D.

   Kronos

   Correct: The answer is c. Gaia was the personification of earth and was depicted by Hesiod as the mother of the natural world.

   Incorrect: The answer is c. Gaia was the personification of earth and was depicted by Hesiod as the mother of the natural world.

   In Hesiod’s Theogony, who or what created the natural world (see Document 1-3)?

4. Question

   The photograph of a Neolithic grave site (see Document 1-4) provides possible evidence of which of the following?

   A.

   Hostility between rival Neolithic villages

   B.

   The belief of Neolithic people in the afterlife

   C.

   The strictly egalitarian nature of Neolithic society

   D.

   The absence of gender roles in Neolithic society

   Correct: The answer is b. The decision to bury the dead with useful objects suggests a belief in the afterlife.

   Incorrect: The answer is b. The decision to bury the dead with useful objects suggests a belief in the afterlife.

   The photograph of a Neolithic grave site (see Document 1-4) provides possible evidence of which of the following?

5. Question

   Which of these is the most accurate statement about the painting of the male and female deer (see Document 1-5)?

   A.

   The artist’s sole objective was to create a realistic image.

   B.

   The artist focused on differentiating his two subjects.

   C.

   The painting is best seen as two distinct paintings of a single deer, rather than as one scene containing two deer.

   D.

   The artist had little or no interest in real deer or their behavior.

   Correct: The answer is b. Each deer is a distinct individual. The composition of the painting highlights both the differences between the male and the female deer and their relationship to each other.

   Incorrect: The answer is b. Each deer is a distinct individual. The composition of the painting highlights both the differences between the male and the female deer and their relationship to each other.

   Which of these is the most accurate statement about the painting of the male and female deer (see Document 1-5)?