Wednesday: Response to Text.

 

1. What is a staff god?

1. Name for our kitchen b) a stick in form of a god

c) Movie on netflix d) a religion

2.  What material is the staff god made from?

a) ice b) wood

c) diamonds d) iron

3. What does elaborate mean?

a) intricate b) tiny

c) disgusting d) detailed

4. How did the European missionaries view staff gods?

a) secular b) American idol

c) idols d) demonic

5. How long is the surviving staff god ?

1. 6 metres b) 2 metres

c) one third of the length d) 19 metres

7.  Which best describes this staff god?

1. Smooth green eyes with stylised head, mouth, ears; a curved back with notches on the ear side

2. Smooth eyes with stylised ears; a curved ankle with notches on the shoulder sides

3. Smooth head with stylised ankles, mouth, noese; a curved neck with notches on the back sides

4. Smooth head with stylised eyes, mouth, ears; a curved neck with notches on the back sides

8. How did William Ellis describe the staff gods?

=>divine retribution, the new religion would have presented opportunities of no ... The LMS missionary William Ellis did not mince his words about Polynesia: ... called staff gods (Hooper 2006:222-24).

9. When was Christianity introduced to Cook Islands?

1. 2020 b) 19th Century

      c) 2019 d) 1900