Jour180 HW 7

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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. Cyprus
b. !Crete
c. Sicily
d. Sardinia

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

3. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


a. Vulcan
b. !Janus
c. Juno
d. Mars

4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. Hector
b. Helen
c. !Paris
d. Pericles

5. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. Sun
b. War
c. Fire
d. !The Sea

6. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. True
b. !False

7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. Wild dog
c. Monkey
d. !Spider

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

9. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


a. Nymph
b. !Harpies
c. Lilith
d. Mermaids
10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. !Odin
b. Balder
c. Frigg
d. Thor

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

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


a. !True
b. False

3. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Lion
b. A Dragon
c. !A Horse
d. A Tiger

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

5. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


a. Mars
b. Vulcan
c. !Janus
d. Juno

6. 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. Artemis
c. Aphrodite
d. Athena

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. !True
b. False
8. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Hestia
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. !Hera

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


a. !True
b. False

10. 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. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. A Lion
c. A Tiger
d. !A Horse

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

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


a. Alana
b. Ariel
c. !Ariadne
d. Athena

4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Odin
c. Ymir
d. Bragi

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. !Bull
b. Eagle
c. Horse
d. Cow

6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


a. False
b. !True

9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


a. !Cucumbers
b. Soba
c. Kabocha
d. Nasu

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Carme
b. !Aristaeus
c. Cephisso
d. Autonoe

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