LAT110 Lecture 1

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

a. Performing a ritual involving


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

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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

4. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


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

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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. 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. Perseus
c. !Orpheus
d. Hercules

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Artemis
b. Hades
c. Ares
d. !Eris

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


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

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

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

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


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

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. !Nidhogg
d. Odin
5. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Horse
b. Eagle
c. Cow
d. !Bull

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

7. 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. Fiji
d. Vanuatu

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


a. False
b. !True

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

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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