Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 11.1: Creation in the Popul Vuh and Okanogan Tradition

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1. According to the Popul Vuh, how did the creator gods bring the world into existence?

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Correct: The answer is b. The creator gods were able to bring the world into existence merely by saying it should be so.
Incorrect: The answer is b. The creator gods were able to bring the world into existence merely by saying it should be so.
1. According to the Popul Vuh, how did the creator gods bring the world into existence?

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2. What roles did the creator gods imagine human beings playing on earth?

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Correct: The answer is d. The creator gods did not believe their work was complete until they brought into being “a provider and a sustainer.”
Incorrect: The answer is d. The creator gods did not believe their work was complete until they brought into being “a provider and a sustainer.”
2. What roles did the creator gods imagine human beings playing on earth?

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3. According to the Popul Vuh, of what was the flesh of the first humans made?

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Correct: The answer is a. Given the fact that maize was the staple food of the Maya, there is a certain logic to the notion that the first humans were made of maize.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Given the fact that maize was the staple food of the Maya, there is a certain logic to the notion that the first humans were made of maize.
3. According to the Popul Vuh, of what was the flesh of the first humans made?

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4. According to Okanogan tradition, what was the earth made out of?

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Correct: The answer is d. The Okanogan believed that the Old One had made earth from a woman who was “the mother of all people.”
Incorrect: The answer is d. The Okanogan believed that the Old One had made earth from a woman who was “the mother of all people.”
4. According to Okanogan tradition, what was the earth made out of?

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5. According to Okanogan tradition, what were the “most helpless” of all the creatures created by the Old One?

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Correct: The answer is a. According to Okanogan tradition, the first human beings were incredibly ignorant and, thus, helpless.
Incorrect: The answer is a. According to Okanogan tradition, the first human beings were incredibly ignorant and, thus, helpless.
5. According to Okanogan tradition, what were the “most helpless” of all the creatures created by the Old One?