1. How does Bakaridjan Kone defeat Bilissi? Two detailed sentences.
2. What is the significance of a calabash in the “Quarrel of Sagbata and Sogbo” myth? At least one detailed
sentence.
3. A. What important role does a bird play in the Yoruba creation myth? (one detailed sentence)
3. B. What important role does a bird play in the myth of Sagbata and Sogbo? (one detailed sentence)
4. Why were funeral rituals so important to the ancient Greeks? (at least one detailed sentence)
5. The god Thoth taught his daughter, Isis, much of his own knowledge of magic words. How did Isis make
use of this knowledge in an emergency in the “Osiris, Isis, and Horus” myth? Two detailed sentences.
6. Bakaridjan Kone was obviously a hero on the battlefield, but how did he also demonstrate good
character and leadership when he was not on the battlefield? Two detailed sentences.
7. Cooperation for the common good is a key value taught by many myths. Give an example from the
Yoruba creation myth. At least one detailed sentence.
8. Does Simbalan Kone seem similar to his father? Two detailed sentences that present evidence in
support of your “yes” or “no” answer.
9. Why does the sea goddess become angry in the Yoruba creation myth? What does she do as a result of
her anger? Two detailed sentences.
10. Identify and discuss some of the achievements that make “humanity” “wondrous,” according the elders
of Thebes in Antigone. Two detailed sentences.