ECO208 Research 1

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1. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?

a. Castor
b. Odysseus
c. !Jason
d. Daedalus

2. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

6. 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

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

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

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. Ares
c. Hades
d. !Eris

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

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

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

3. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


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

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

2. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
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. Artemis
b. Aphrodite
c. !Apollo
d. Athena

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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Nasu
b. Kabocha
c. !Cucumbers
d. Soba

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