Question 1

Kintu's going back to retrieve the forgotten millet for the hen after Mugulu had forbidden him and Nambi to return is an action parallel to ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Noah's caring for animals by taking them into the ark
B)   Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil
C)   Zeus withholding fire from humans
D)   Loki giving mistletoe to Hod so he can participate in the game of throwing things at BaldrE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

When the first man came to Uganda, he found ____________________.

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A)   green forests
B)   dry deserts
C)   high mountains
D)   nothingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The people do not dig up the dead man when the worm tells them doing so would mean that no more people would die because _______________________________.

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Question 4

Because they were daughters of the sky, it is no surprise that in the Gandan creation story, Kintu first sees them as they _________________________.

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Question 5

____________________ finds Kintu's stolen cow and demands that it be returned.

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The answer of ____________________ finds Kintu's stolen cow and demands...

Question 6

______________________ is the creator god of the Dogon people of Mali.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pemba
B)   Amma
C)   Faro
D)   YoE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

When Mugulu sends Kintu back to earth with his cow, he also sends _____________.

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The answer of When Mugulu sends Kintu back to earth...

Question 8

_____________________ helps Kintu find his cow.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________________ helps Kintu find his cow....

Question 9

In the creation myth of the Fon or Dahomey people from southern Benin, creation arises from _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Yuguru
B)   Pemba
C)   Amma
D)   Nana BolukuE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 10

Kintu is able to pass the eating test because _________________________.

Accepted Answer

he finds a cavern an...

Question 11

The result of Kaikuzi's attempt to hunt out Warumbe and bring him back to Mugulu is that _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Warumbe still dwells under the earth
B)   all humans remain silent for two days, as Kaikuzi has asked
C)   Mugulu is enraged
D)   Mugulu sends Kaikuzi to try againE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Mugulu orders ten thousand dishes of food, ten thousand roasted cows, and ten thousand vessels of beer in order to __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   test his subjects' obedience
B)   challenge the women's culinary ability
C)   see if Kintu is a real man
D)   celebrate his own reignE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

In the myth "The Origin of Death," the origin of the practice of burying the dead in a grave is attributed to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a worm
B)   a lizard
C)   the sky
D)   the god of the earthE) All of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 14

Mugulu cautions Kintu to watch out for Nambi's brother Warumbe because ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   he will eat all of their food
B)   Mugulu wants to keep him in heaven
C)   Mugulu wants to trick Kintu into worrying
D)   his name means "disease" or "death"E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The emphasis of Kintu's third and fourth tests, splitting the big rock into pieces and gathering a bucket of dew, is on __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mugulu's power
B)   telling an outrageous story
C)   the power of humans over nature
D)   Nambi's powerlessness as a femaleE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Events in myths that explain the origins of features of our world provide insights called ________________________.

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The answer of Events in myths that explain the origins...

Question 17

Mugulu's daughters believe that Kintu is a man because ______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   he drinks milk
B)   he does not know who they are
C)   they do not recognize him
D)   he keeps a cowE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

_____________________ stole Kintu's cow.

Accepted Answer

A)   Nambi
B)   Mugulu
C)   Mugulu's son
D)   Nambi and her sisterE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 19

______________________ gave Kintu and Nambi the plants and animals they would need to establish a life on earth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________________ gave Kintu and Nambi the plants...

Question 20

When Kintu's cow is stolen, he _____________________ for nourishment.

Accepted Answer

A)   finds some small plants
B)   gets rice from a local village
C)   sucks the bark of a tree
D)   can find nothingE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 9: Africa: Uganda and Nigeria

Kintu's going back to retrieve the forgotten millet for the hen after Mugulu had forbidden him and Nambi to return is an action parallel to ______________________.

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When the first man came to Uganda, he found ____________________.

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The people do not dig up the dead man when the worm tells them doing so would mean that no more people would die because _______________________________.

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Because they were daughters of the sky, it is no surprise that in the Gandan creation story, Kintu first sees them as they _________________________.

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____________________ finds Kintu's stolen cow and demands that it be returned.

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______________________ is the creator god of the Dogon people of Mali.

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When Mugulu sends Kintu back to earth with his cow, he also sends _____________.

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_____________________ helps Kintu find his cow.

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In the creation myth of the Fon or Dahomey people from southern Benin, creation arises from _________________.

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Kintu is able to pass the eating test because _________________________.

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The result of Kaikuzi's attempt to hunt out Warumbe and bring him back to Mugulu is that _____________________.

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Mugulu orders ten thousand dishes of food, ten thousand roasted cows, and ten thousand vessels of beer in order to __________________.

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In the myth "The Origin of Death," the origin of the practice of burying the dead in a grave is attributed to ____________________.

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Mugulu cautions Kintu to watch out for Nambi's brother Warumbe because ____________________.

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The emphasis of Kintu's third and fourth tests, splitting the big rock into pieces and gathering a bucket of dew, is on __________________.

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Events in myths that explain the origins of features of our world provide insights called ________________________.

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Mugulu's daughters believe that Kintu is a man because ______________________________.

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_____________________ stole Kintu's cow.

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______________________ gave Kintu and Nambi the plants and animals they would need to establish a life on earth.

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When Kintu's cow is stolen, he _____________________ for nourishment.

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