Question

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

A.“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!”
B.“We cannot do this,” he said. “Rangi and Papa are our parents. They have created us, made us who we are.”
C.“The Sky Father will watch us from above, while the Earth Mother nourishes us from below.”
D.“It is impossible!” cried Tû. “We should kill them. There is no other way to be free.”

Answer 1

The line that best shows how the Maori perceive their parents that we can read in the excerpt of "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand." is choice B.“We cannot do this,” he said. “Rangi and Papa are our parents. They have created us, made us who we are.”

Answer 2

I believe the answer is:B.“We cannot do this,” he said. “Rangi and Papa are our parents. They have created us, made us who we are.”

From the line above, the writer shown that Maori really perceive their parents in a really high regard. They felt that the parents are the people that they would always be indebted to for giving life to them. Which is why is taboo for them to do things without the blessing of their parents.