Refer to the Newsela article "Australian Aborigines and the Dreamtime When the World Was Created."

Part A

What does the author explain about Australian aboriginal stories and those of other native cultures?


The author states that there are mischief-maker characters in aboriginal stories and in stories from other cultures.

The author says that Australian aboriginal stories have nothing in common with stories from other native cultures.

The author shows how there are important pairs of gods in all native creation stories.

The author argues that the Australian aboriginal stories originated with the native cultures of other neighboring lands.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?


"As in the case of some Chinese creation stories, it is difficult to determine the difference between gods and heroes."

"It also seems likely they didn't mix much with outside groups until the arrival of Europeans in the seventh century."

"Like trickster characters in other cultures across the world, Bamapana doesn't care much about the line between right and wrong…"

"Another pair of gods known to the northern Gunwinggu people were Wurugag, the first male, and Waramurungundi, the first female."