PSY212 Quiz 5

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

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

2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Athena
c. Zeus
d. Demeter

3. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. !Jason
b. Castor
c. Daedalus
d. Odysseus

4. Hera is god of...


a. War
b. Agriculture
c. !Marriage
d. Sea

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


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

6. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. !Hephaestus
b. Dyntos
c. Vulcan
d. Artagatus

7. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Ra
b. Horus
c. Anhur
d. !Set

8. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. Hina
b. Mui
c. !039;Oro
d. Kohara

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

10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Ares
b. Hades
c. Artemis
d. !Eris

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


a. !True
b. False

2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Odysseus
b. Daedalus
c. Castor
d. !Jason

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. Ares
b. Zeus
c. Apollo
d. !Poseidon

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

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

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


a. True
b. !False

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Eagle
b. Horse
c. !Bull
d. Cow
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Vanuatu
c. Fiji
d. !New Zealand

9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Temple
b. Mountain
c. Castle
d. !Tree

10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Nasu
b. !Cucumbers
c. Soba
d. Kabocha

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


a. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
d. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.

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

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 Tiger
b. !A Horse
c. A Lion
d. A Dragon

4. Hera is god of...


a. Agriculture
b. !Marriage
c. War
d. Sea
5. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Artagatus
b. Vulcan
c. !Hephaestus
d. Dyntos

6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. Vanuatu
c. !New Zealand
d. Hawaii

7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Temple
b. Castle
c. !Tree
d. Mountain

8. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Asmund
b. Ake
c. Asger
d. !Ask

9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. !Eris
b. Ares
c. Hades
d. Artemis

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

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