What is the author's purpose in the Zuni origin tale "The Flood" ?
Correct answer: B. To warn its youth about the consequences of promiscutiy and other inquities
- A. To include the tribe's favorite food, corn, into the myth
- B. To warn its youth about the consequences of promiscutiy and other inquities
- C. To explain how floods came into existence
- D. To explain how earthquakes came into existence
Explanation
The Zuni flood story presents the disaster as a consequence of moral corruption, including promiscuity and other wrongdoing. Its purpose is therefore a warning to the young, not a scientific explanation of floods or earthquakes.
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