MATH: Midterm

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

a. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
c. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. !Athena
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. Artemis
3. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Apollo
b. Jupiter
c. !Vulcan
d. Mercury
4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Ariel
b. Alana
c. Athena
d. !Ariadne
5. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. !True
b. False
6. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Vulcan
b. !Janus
c. Mars
d. Juno
7. 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
8. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. !False
b. True
9. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
d. Gorgon
10. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. !Tree
b. Mountain
c. Temple
d. Castle
1. Alaska is the largest state in the United States.

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a. False
b. !True
2. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo is politically divided among 3 countries.
a. !True
b. False
3. The World Health Organization headquarters is located in which European country?
a. France
b. United Kingdom
c. Belgium
d. !Switzerland
4. What country has a horizontal bicolor red and white flag?
a. Bahrain
b. Malta
c. !Monaco
d. Liechenstein
5. There exists an island named quot;Javaquot;.
a. !True
b. False
6. Broome is a town in which state of Australia?
a. Tasmania
b. South Australia
c. Northern Territory
d. !Western Australia
7. Hungary is the only country in the world beginning with H.
a. !False
b. True
8. What is the name of the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world ?
a. Andorra
b. !Luxembourg
c. Liechtenstein
d. Montenegro
9. There is an island in Japan called kunoshima, A.K.A. quot;Rabbit Islandquot;, so named
because of it039;s huge population of rabbits.
a. False
b. !True
10. How many provinces are in the Netherlands?
a. 14
b. 13
c. 10
d. !12
1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Athena
b. Zeus
c. !Apollo
d. Demeter
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. Castor
c. Odysseus

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d. !Jason
3. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Jupiter
b. Mercury
c. !Vulcan
d. Apollo
4. Hera is god of...
a. Sea
b. War
c. Agriculture
d. !Marriage
5. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Alana
b. Ariel
c. !Ariadne
d. Athena
6. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. False
b. !True
7. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
a. Tyr
b. Snotra
c. !Jens
d. Loki
8. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Greek
b. Egyptian
c. !Norse
d. Hindu
9. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?
a. Menu
b. Mut
c. Meret
d. !Min
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. !Aristaeus
c. Cephisso
d. Carme

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