Question

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

Answer: B.

Explanation: On Edge!!

Answer 2

“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: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand" is a narrative about how the Maori people came to be created. This creation story provides the details of how the creation myth reveals the beginnings of the Maori people.

Among the given options, the third-second sentence reveals how the Maori people perceive their parents. This is revealed in Tāne's refusal to go ahead with his brother Tū's decision to kill their parents. He declares that killing their parents is wrong and that "they created us, made us who we are." This statement from Tāne best shows how the Maori perceive their parents.

Thus, the correct answer is the second option.