UNIV164 Midterm 8

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1.

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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

6. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Monkey
c. !Spider
d. Crocodile
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. Hawaii
c. Vanuatu
d. !New Zealand

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


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

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. !Eris
c. Ares
d. Hades

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. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


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

2. 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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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

6. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

7. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. !False
b. True

8. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

10. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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