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POLS131 Sheet 1
POLS131 Sheet 1
a. Sardinia
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sicily
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Jupiter
b. !Mars
c. Ares
d. Juno
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Vanuatu
b. !New Zealand
c. Hawaii
d. Fiji
9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Castle
b. Temple
c. !Tree
d. Mountain
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sardinia
c. Cyprus
d. Sicily
3. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Juno
c. Ares
d. Jupiter
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Daedalus
b. Hercules
c. !Orpheus
d. Perseus
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. !New Zealand
b. Hawaii
c. Vanuatu
d. Fiji
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Nasu
b. Kabocha
c. !Cucumbers
d. Soba