FIN: Assignment

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus
2. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. !True
b. False
3. Hera is god of...
a. War
b. !Marriage
c. Sea
d. Agriculture
4. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enkimdu
b. Enki
c. !Enkidu
d. Enlil
5. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Ceres
c. Dysnomia
d. Charon
6. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. !Nidhogg
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
7. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Hindu
b. Greek
c. Egyptian
d. !Norse
8. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. True
b. !False
9. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Greek, Roman and Norse
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Kabocha
b. !Cucumbers

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c. Nasu
d. Soba
1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Ares
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Ares
b. Apollo
c. !Athena
d. Artemis
3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. False
b. !True
4. Hera is god of...
a. !Marriage
b. Sea
c. Agriculture
d. War
5. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enki
b. Enlil
c. Enkimdu
d. !Enkidu
6. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
7. 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. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Artemis
d. Aphrodite
8. 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
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Honor
b. !Victory
c. Strength
d. Courage
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Ake
c. Asger
d. Asmund

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1. Which city is the capital of the United States of America?
a. Seattle
b. Los Angeles
c. Albany
d. !Washington D.C
2. Which of these is NOT a city in Saudi Arabia?
a. Mecca
b. !Dubai
c. Medina
d. Riyadh
3. San Marino is the only country completely surrounded by another country.
a. !False
b. True
4. Which of the following countries banned the use of personal genetic ancestry tests?
a. Sweden
b. Canada
c. Austria
d. !Germany
5. Gothenburg is the capital of Sweden.
a. True
b. !False
6. Where is the fast food chain quot;Panda Expressquot; headquartered?
a. Sacramento, California
b. San Diego, California
c. !Rosemead, California
d. Fresno, California
7. What is the name of the peninsula containing Spain and Portugal?
a. Scandinavian Peninsula
b. Peloponnesian Peninsula
c. !Iberian Peninsula
d. European Peninsula
8. What is the tallest mountain in Canada?
a. !Mount Logan
b. Blue Mountain
c. Whistler Mountain
d. Mont Tremblant
9. What is the land connecting North America and South America?
a. Australasia
b. !Isthmus of Panama
c. Isthmus of Suez
d. Urals
10. The formerly EastPrussian city of Kouml;nigsberg is known as which Russian City
today?
a. !Kaliningrad
b. Kazan
c. Krasnodar
d. Kursk

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