ASTR112 Lecture Notes 5

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1. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?

a. Daedalus
b. Castor
c. !Jason
d. Odysseus

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


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

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

4. 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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

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

3. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. Fire
b. !The Sea
c. War
d. Sun

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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. Artemis
c. Hades
d. !Eris

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

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

3. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.


a. !True
b. False

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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. !Norse
b. Hindu
c. Egyptian
d. Greek

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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