Astr268 HW 9

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

a. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.


b. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
c. !Participating in cannibalism.
d. Performing a ritual involving murder.

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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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. !False
b. True

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Eagle
b. !Bull
c. Cow
d. Horse

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


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

9. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

10. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. False
b. !True

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


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

2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. !Eris
c. Dysnomia
d. Ceres

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


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

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

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. !True
b. False

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

7. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


a. !Jens
b. Snotra
c. Loki
d. Tyr

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


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

9. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


a. !Min
b. Meret
c. Menu
d. Mut

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

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

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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. Pericles
b. Hector
c. Helen
d. !Paris

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


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

7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. !Spider
c. Crocodile
d. Monkey

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


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

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


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

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


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

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