CPE270 Chapter 3

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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


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

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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

8. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


a. Roman and Spanish
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. Greek and Chinese
d. !Greek and Roman

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


a. False
b. !True
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. !Eris
b. Artemis
c. Hades
d. Ares

1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. !True
b. False

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

3. 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

4. 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. Artemis
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. !Apollo

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


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

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


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

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


a. Minotaur
b. !Centaur
c. Pegasus
d. Gorgon
8. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Greek, Roman and Norse
b. Greek and Chinese
c. Roman and Spanish
d. !Greek and Roman

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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

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


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

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Cow
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Eagle

8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Anhur
b. Horus
c. !Set
d. Ra

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


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

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Ake
c. !Ask
d. Asmund

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