URBN219 Questions 9

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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 Tiger
d. A Dragon

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


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

3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


a. !True
b. False

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

5. 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. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Artemis
d. Aphrodite

6. 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

7. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. Hercules

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


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

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

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Asger
c. Ake
d. Asmund

1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


a. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
b. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain
animals.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. !Orpheus

6. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. Clotho
b. Atropos
c. Lachesis
d. !Narcissus
7. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. !Greek and Roman
d. Greek and Chinese

8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


a. Thor
b. !Odin
c. Balder
d. Frigg

9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


a. Thor
b. Balder
c. !Loki
d. Odin

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Ox
b. Horse
c. !Bull
d. Pig

1. The planet Mars has two moons orbiting it.


a. !True
b. False

2. How many officially recognized dwarf planets in the solar system are named after
Polynesian deities?
a. !2
b. 0
c. 5
d. 1

3. Which part of the body does glaucoma affect?


a. !Eyes
b. Blood
c. Throat
d. Stomach

4. The element involved in making human blood red is which of the following?
a. !Iron
b. Cobalt
c. Iridium
d. Copper
5. Deuterium is an isotope of which element?
a. Neon
b. Helium
c. !Hydrogen
d. Nitrogen

6. Muscle fiber is constructed of bundles small long organelles called what?


a. Epimysium
b. !Myofibrils
c. Myocardium
d. Myofiaments

7. What is the scientific name for the extinct hominin known as quot;Lucyquot;?
a. Australopithecus Antaris
b. !Australopithecus Afarensis
c. Australopithecus Africanus
d. Australopithecus Architeuthis

8. Which noble gas has the lowest atomic number?


a. Neon
b. !Helium
c. Argon
d. Krypton

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