Question

tawhiri, the god of weather and storms, was furious. he saw how terribly sad papa and rangi were to be torn apart. he saw the tears of rain that fell from rangi. tawhiri raged, and sent hurricanes and sea swells to fight against his brothers. tane was driven to hide in his forests, which tawhiri destroyed with horrible floods. tangora was thrown into the sea, where he was attacked by the wind and lightning. rongo and haumia took refuge in the earth, shielding themselves in papa’s embrace. as a result, rongo became the god of agriculture and haumia became the god of wild plants. caring for the earth, these brothers remained hidden in papa’s arms.
—“the māori: genealogies and origins in new zealand”
which detail supports a point that the māori believe the weather is a violent force?
○ tawhiri, the god of weather and storms, was sad to see his parents apart.
○ tawhiri sent hurricanes and sea swells to fight against his brothers.
○ rongo became the god of agriculture.
○ tū was angry and unleashed his own attack.

Explanation:

To determine which detail supports the point that the Māori believe the weather is a violent force, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Focuses on Tawhiri's sadness, not the violence of weather. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Tawhiri (god of weather) sending hurricanes and sea swells to fight shows weather as a violent force (using storms for conflict). This matches the point.
• Option 3: About Rongo's role in agriculture, irrelevant to weather's violence. Eliminate.
• Option 4: About Tū's anger, not related to weather's violence. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. Tawhiri sent hurricanes and sea swells to fight against his brothers.