ENGL181 Handout 4

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1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?

a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a


hill for eternity.
b. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
c. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.

2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. !Athena

3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


a. Enkimdu
b. Enki
c. Enlil
d. !Enkidu

4. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. !True
b. False

5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Perseus
c. Daedalus
d. Hercules

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. !Norse
b. Hindu
c. Greek
d. Egyptian

7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. Demeter
b. Apollo
c. !Dionysus
d. Hephaestus

8. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Eagle
b. Horse
c. Cow
d. !Bull
9. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. !Narcissus
b. Lachesis
c. Atropos
d. Clotho

10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. !Eris
b. Artemis
c. Ares
d. Hades

1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. False
b. !True

2. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False

3. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Daedalus
b. Hercules
c. !Orpheus
d. Perseus

4. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


a. !Jens
b. Tyr
c. Snotra
d. Loki

5. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. Atropos
b. Clotho
c. Lachesis
d. !Narcissus

6. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. Monkey
c. !Spider
d. Wild dog
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Vanuatu
b. Fiji
c. !New Zealand
d. Hawaii

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. !039;Oro
b. Hina
c. Mui
d. Kohara

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


a. Thor
b. Odin
c. Balder
d. !Loki

1. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. !Vulcan
b. Jupiter
c. Mercury
d. Apollo

2. Hera is god of...


a. Sea
b. !Marriage
c. War
d. Agriculture

3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. Dysnomia
c. Ceres
d. !Eris

4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Ariel
b. Alana
c. Athena
d. !Ariadne
5. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. !Apollo
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. Artemis

6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

7. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. !True
b. False

8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Temple
b. !Tree
c. Mountain
d. Castle

9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Power amp; Peace
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. !Thought amp; Memory

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


a. Odin
b. Balder
c. !Loki
d. Thor

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