NERO158 Exam 7

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1. Neptune039;s greek name was...

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

2. Hera is god of...


a. !Marriage
b. Sea
c. War
d. Agriculture

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

4. 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. !Orpheus
d. Perseus

5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. True
b. !False

6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. True
b. !False

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

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


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

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


a. Kabocha
b. !Cucumbers
c. Soba
d. Nasu
10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. !Thanatos
b. Tartarus
c. Moros
d. Hades

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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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


a. !Cucumbers
b. Soba
c. Nasu
d. Kabocha
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Thor
b. Frigg
c. !Odin
d. Balder

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

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. Sicily
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia

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

3. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?


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

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


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

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. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. Hindu
b. !Norse
c. Egyptian
d. Greek
7. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Athena
b. !Hera
c. Aphrodite
d. Hestia

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

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

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. Hades
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. !Eris

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