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According to the myth, why must all things have an end ?
Correct answer: B. Mankind would suffer because of a lack of food if there were more people than resources to care for them
- A. The Earthmaker wanted the opportunity to creat a new race of people
- B. Mankind would suffer because of a lack of food if there were more people than resources to care for them
- C. Hare wished it to be so and that was how it was
- D. Grandmother wished it to be so and that was how it was
Explanation
In the creation myth, death or an end to life is necessary because unlimited population would exhaust the available food and resources. The explanation is therefore practical and ecological, rather than a wish made by Grandmother.
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