Question 10 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read this quotation from "The World on Turtle's Back." The woman placed the dirt on Turtle's back and performed a ritual to create the earth. She walked around the dirt in the direction of the sun until the earth grew large enough. Then she planted the roots from the Great Tree and continued her ritual to keep the earth growing. Like the sun she kept moving around the earth, in the same direction the people still do in dance rituals today. The main purpose of this quotation is to
Answer
A
emphasize the importance of rituals in everyday life.
B
describe the Iroquois belief of how the Earth was created.
C
show why dancers move from east to west in rituals.
D
prove that animals played a major role in the creation of the Earth.
Explanation
The passage recounts how the woman placed dirt on Turtle’s back, planted roots, and performed a ritual as the earth grew. These details explain the Iroquois creation story and their belief about how the Earth came to be. The reference to dance rituals is supporting detail, not the quotation’s main purpose.
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