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UNIV164 Midterm 8
UNIV164 Midterm 8
UNIV164 Midterm 8
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
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
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
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
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
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
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