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PHIL280 Example 8
PHIL280 Example 8
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus
3. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. !Athena
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. Apollo
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
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. Monkey
c. Wild dog
d. !Spider
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. Carme
c. !Aristaeus
d. Cephisso
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 Lion
b. !A Horse
c. A Dragon
d. A Tiger
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Castor
b. Daedalus
c. Odysseus
d. !Jason
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. Charon
c. !Eris
d. Ceres
5. 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. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Crocodile
c. !Spider
d. Monkey
10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. Lilith
c. Nymph
d. !Harpies
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Helen
b. !Paris
c. Pericles
d. Hector