ENGL249 Response 10

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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. Sicily
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia

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


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

3. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Athena
c. Demeter
d. Zeus

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


a. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
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. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
b. !Participating in cannibalism.
c. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
d. Drinking the blood of many slain
animals.

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

4. 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 Lion
b. !A Horse
c. A Tiger
d. A Dragon

5. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. Zeus
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. !Poseidon
6. Hera is god of...
a. Sea
b. Agriculture
c. !Marriage
d. War

7. 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. Dysnomia
d. Charon

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

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


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

10. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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