LAT253 Paper 8

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

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

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


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

3. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Athena
c. Demeter
d. Zeus

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. !Aristaeus
b. Autonoe
c. Cephisso
d. Carme

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

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 Horse
c. A Dragon
d. A Lion

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


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

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


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

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


a. Dyntos
b. !Hephaestus
c. Artagatus
d. Vulcan
7. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Anhur
c. Horus
d. Ra

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


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

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

10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. Moros
b. Tartarus
c. !Thanatos
d. Hades

1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Zeus
c. Athena
d. Demeter

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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