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| Ghana mother goddess of the moon |
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| Zaire creator gods, one of whom comited the sun, moon, stars, animals, and finally humans |
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| Mali creator gods of earth and sky |
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| Zaire high god of creation; black earth due to evil and disobedience to his will |
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| Zaire god who twisted tongues of his creations to cause them to speak different languages |
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| Botswana god who took many forms, the last being a lizard |
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| West African trickster god |
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| West African god of order and control |
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| West African blacksmith god who showed humans how to make tools |
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| West African god of thunder and rain |
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| Among the many African creation myths, which of these cultures does not include a serpent? |
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| Which culture describes a cosmic egg as part of its creation myth? |
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| Which culture explains the arrival of cattle as having been sent from the high god down a rope from heaven? |
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| In the myth "The Heavenly Blacksmith," Gu, the elder son of twin-creator deities, was brought to earth in the form of a... |
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| The myth "The Girl and the Rope" attempts to explain... |
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| The myth "Abuk and the Millet" attempts to explain... |
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| In the myth "The High God's Son," the son was expelled from heaven because... |
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| he stole the High God's favorite white cow |
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| In the myth "Nkuba and Kigwa," the child Kigwa grew up in heaven and eventually became... |
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| the first king of the Zulus |
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| In the myth "Mwetsi and Morning and Evening Stars," Mwetsi grew sick from a snake bite, which attempted to explain... |
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| Myths about building and destruction of towers, as in "The Tower of Chitimukulu" usually serve as a warning of the perils of... |
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| In the myth "Eshu and the Black and White Hat," Eshu is responsible for... |
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| breaking up a lifelong relationship between two men |
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| Animal myths figure prominently in African myth in all of these forms except... |
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| In the myth "The Hare, the Hippo and the Elephant," the trickster convinces the two other animals to... |
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| clear a large patch of bush |
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| In the San (Bushmen) myth, "The Bringers of Fire," which animal brought fire to man? |
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| The myth, "Pale Fox and the Seeds," explains... |
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| the expanding civilization |
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