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ANT234 Chapter Summary 3
ANT234 Chapter Summary 3
a. False
b. !True
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg
6. 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
9. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. !New Zealand
c. Vanuatu
d. Fiji
10. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. !Athena
b. Artemis
c. Apollo
d. Ares
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Odin
c. Bragi
d. !Nidhogg
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. Power amp; Peace
c. War amp; Learning
d. Sleeping amp; Waking
1. 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. False
b. !True
4. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
8. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Ares
b. Hades
c. !Eris
d. Artemis
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Ox
b. !Bull
c. Pig
d. Horse