PHIL280 Test Prep 3

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1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?

a. Demeter
b. Athena
c. Zeus
d. !Apollo

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

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

7. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. !039;Oro
b. Kohara
c. Mui
d. Hina

8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. !Thought amp; Memory
c. War amp; Learning
d. Power amp; Peace
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Asmund
c. !Ask
d. Ake

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

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


a. False
b. !True

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

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


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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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. Artemis
b. Hades
c. !Eris
d. Ares

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


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

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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

6. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. Kohara
b. Hina
c. !039;Oro
d. Mui

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


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

8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


a. !Odin
b. Thor
c. Balder
d. Frigg

9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Ake
b. Asmund
c. Asger
d. !Ask

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

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