Question

Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."

The right-handed twin accused his brother of murdering their mother and their quarrels continued until it was time to bury their mother. With the help of their grandmother, they made her a grave. From her head grew the three sister plants, corn, beans, and squash. From her heart grew tobacco, which people still use to give thanks in ceremony. She is called “our mother” and the people dance and sing to her to make the plants grow.

The excerpt suggests that the Iroquois believed that
sometimes good can come from tragedy.
mothers should be worshipped as goddesses.
corn, beans, and squash are essential for life.
dancing and singing can make plants grow.

Answer 1

The excerpt suggests that the Iroquois believed that:

sometimes good can come from tragedy.

Explanation:

The excerpt in question is part of a creation myth by the Iroquois, a group of Native-American tribes. According to it, tragedy can give birth to blessings. The death of "our mother" gave origin to plants whose existence would be crucial for the survival of the Iroquois people: corn, beans, squash, and tobacco. Death does not cease to be a tragic event. It still brings sadness and loss into people's lives. But the myth uses it to show that, however bad things may seem, something good may come out of it.