MATH134 Essay 5

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1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?

a. Demeter
b. Zeus
c. Athena
d. !Apollo

2. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. !Nidhogg
c. Ymir
d. Bragi

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


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

4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. !Paris
b. Pericles
c. Hector
d. Helen

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


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

6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. !Dionysus
b. Hephaestus
c. Demeter
d. Apollo

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

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


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

9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. War amp; Learning
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. Power amp; Peace

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

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

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


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

3. 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

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. !True
b. False

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


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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. Hindu
b. Egyptian
c. !Norse
d. Greek
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Demeter
b. !Dionysus
c. Hephaestus
d. Apollo

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


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

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


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

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


a. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
b. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
c. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.

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


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

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


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

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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

6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Castle
b. Temple
c. !Tree
d. Mountain

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


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

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Ox
c. Horse
d. !Bull

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