ASTR110 Test 6

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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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

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

5. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Athena
b. Hestia
c. Aphrodite
d. !Hera

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


a. !Narcissus
b. Lachesis
c. Atropos
d. Clotho

7. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


a. Greek and Chinese
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. Roman and Spanish
d. !Greek and Roman

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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 Horse
c. A Tiger
d. A Lion

3. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?


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

4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False

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

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


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

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


a. !Hephaestus
b. Vulcan
c. Artagatus
d. Dyntos
8. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

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


a. !Harpies
b. Lilith
c. Mermaids
d. Nymph

10. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess
of what?
a. !Victory
b. Courage
c. Honor
d. Strength

1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Juno

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

3. Hera is god of...


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

4. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


a. Enlil
b. Enkimdu
c. Enki
d. !Enkidu

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


a. !True
b. False

6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. Hephaestus
b. Apollo
c. Demeter
d. !Dionysus

7. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. True
b. !False

8. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. Gorgon
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
d. !Centaur

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

10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. !Harpies
c. Nymph
d. Lilith

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