NERO261 Practice Problems 1

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

a. False
b. !True

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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

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


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

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


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

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

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

1. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Apollo
b. !Vulcan
c. Mercury
d. Jupiter

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

3. 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. !True
b. False

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. !False
b. True

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. !New Zealand
d. Vanuatu
8. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. Hina
b. !039;Oro
c. Mui
d. Kohara

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


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

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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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

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


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

5. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.


a. False
b. !True

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


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

7. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

8. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. !False
b. True

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

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


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

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