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LAW269 Questions 3
LAW269 Questions 3
a. !True
b. False
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 Horse
d. A Lion
3. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Castor
b. Odysseus
c. Daedalus
d. !Jason
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Hercules
2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Athena
b. Demeter
c. Zeus
d. !Apollo
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. !Orpheus
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
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. !Athena
b. Artemis
c. Ares
d. Apollo
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg
5. 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. !Apollo
c. Artemis
d. Athena
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Monkey
c. Crocodile
d. !Spider
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asmund
b. !Ask
c. Asger
d. Ake