AERO: Lecture

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

a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
b. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
c. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
d. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Jupiter
b. Ares
c. Juno
d. !Mars
3. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Apollo
b. !Athena
c. Artemis
d. Ares
4. 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
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
6. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Vulcan
b. Juno
c. Mars
d. !Janus
7. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Hindu
b. Egyptian
c. !Norse
d. Greek
8. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Greek, Roman and Norse
b. Greek and Chinese
c. Roman and Spanish
d. !Greek and Roman
9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
10. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. Mui
b. Hina
c. Kohara

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d. !039;Oro
1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?
a. !Participating in cannibalism.
b. Performing a ritual involving murder.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
d. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
2. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Apollo
b. Mercury
c. !Vulcan
d. Jupiter
3. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Zeus
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. !Poseidon
4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Perseus
5. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. !False
b. True
6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Anhur
c. Ra
d. Horus
7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Lilith
b. Mermaids
c. Nymph
d. !Harpies
9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. Kabocha
c. !Cucumbers
d. Nasu
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Autonoe
c. Carme

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d. !Aristaeus
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. !Crete
2. 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
3. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Castor
b. Odysseus
c. Daedalus
d. !Jason
4. 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. Dysnomia
d. !Eris
5. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Hermes
b. !Zeus
c. Poseidon
d. Apollo
6. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. War
b. Sun
c. !The Sea
d. Fire
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. !Dionysus
c. Hephaestus
d. Demeter
8. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. Clotho
b. !Narcissus
c. Atropos
d. Lachesis
9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. Mui
b. Hina
c. !039;Oro
d. Kohara

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10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Power amp; Peace
b. War amp; Learning
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Sleeping amp; Waking

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