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Which excerpt from “The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand” best shows how the Maori perceive their parents?

“We should kill our parents,” he suggested, for he was the god of war. “It will be difficult, but it is the only way we can truly be free!”
“We cannot do this,” he said. “Rangi and Papa are our parents. They have created us, made us who we are.”
“The Sky Father will watch us from above, while the Earth Mother nourishes us from below.”
“It is impossible!” cried Tû. “We should kill them. There is no other way to be free.”

Answer 1

“We cannot do this,” he said. “Rangi and Papa are our parents. They have created us, made us who we are.”

Step-by-step explanation:

The Maori mythological narrative of their creation belief is presented in the text "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand". This text narrates how the popular belief of the creation story, how the Maori people came to be.

Among the given excerpts from the text, the third option best shows how the Maori people perceive their parents. The refusal to kill their parents, stating that they are the ones who gave us life and "made us who we are" clearly shows how parents are perceived to be, revered and important.

Thus, the correct answer is the third option.