ARCH: Midterm

1. How many counties in the Republic of Ireland.

a. 32
b. 30
c. !26
d. 28
2. What are the four corner states of the US?
a. !Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
b. Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
c. Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah
d. South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa
3. The mountainous Khyber Pass connects which of the two following countries?
a. Pakistan and India
b. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
c. !Afghanistan and Pakistan
d. India and Nepal
4. The World Health Organization headquarters is located in which European country?
a. !Switzerland
b. France
c. Belgium
d. United Kingdom
5. Harvard University is located in which city?
a. !Cambridge
b. Providence
c. Washington D.C.
d. New York
6. Which country is the home of the largest Japanese population outside of Japan?
a. China
b. !Brazil
c. Russia
d. The United States
7. In the 2016 Global Peace Index poll, out of 163 countries, what was the United States of
America ranked?
a. !103
b. 79
c. 10
d. 59
8. Broome is a town in which state of Australia?
a. South Australia
b. Northern Territory
c. Tasmania
d. !Western Australia
9. Hungary is the only country in the world beginning with H.
a. !False
b. True
10. Which of these cities is NOT in England?
a. Oxford
b. Manchester

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c. !Edinburgh
d. Southampton
1. Hera is god of...
a. !Marriage
b. Sea
c. War
d. Agriculture
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Charon
c. Dysnomia
d. Ceres
3. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Alana
b. Athena
c. Ariel
d. !Ariadne
4. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
a. Tyr
b. Loki
c. Snotra
d. !Jens
5. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Hephaestus
c. Demeter
d. !Dionysus
6. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. !Greek and Roman
b. Roman and Spanish
c. Greek, Roman and Norse
d. Greek and Chinese
7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape of which
animal?
a. !Spider
b. Crocodile
c. Wild dog
d. Monkey
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Castle
b. Mountain
c. Temple
d. !Tree
10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?

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a. Power amp; Peace
b. War amp; Learning
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Sleeping amp; Waking
1. Which city is the capital of the United States of America?
a. Albany
b. Seattle
c. Los Angeles
d. !Washington D.C
2. What European country is not a part of the EU?
a. !Norway
b. Ireland
c. Lithuania
d. Czechia
3. In which city, is the Big Nickel located in Canada?
a. Victoria, British Columbia
b. Halifax, Nova Scotia
c. !Sudbury, Ontario
d. Calgary, Alberta
4. There are no roads inout of Juneau, Alaska.
a. False
b. !True
5. What is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet?
a. Sigma Sigma;
b. Nu Nu;
c. Pi Pi;
d. !Omicron Omicron;
6. What is Canada039;s smallest province?
a. Yukon
b. Nova Scotia
c. New Brunswick
d. !Prince Edward Island
7. Which one of these countries borders with Poland?
a. !Lithuania
b. Norway
c. Netherlands
d. France
8. Rhode Island is actually located on the US mainland, despite its name.
a. !True
b. False
9. What city is the Terracotta Army located in?
a. Hong Kong
b. Shanghai
c. !Xi039;an
d. Beijing
10. Which country claims ownership of the disputed state Kosovo?
a. Croatia
b. Macedonia
c. Albania

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d. !Serbia

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