BIO258 Midterm 8

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1.

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 Lion
c. A Dragon
d. !A Horse

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


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

3. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Ariel
b. Athena
c. Alana
d. !Ariadne

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

5. 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

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


a. !False
b. True

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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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


a. !Tree
b. Castle
c. Temple
d. Mountain
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Balder
b. Thor
c. !Loki
d. Odin

1. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

2. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Athena
b. Ariel
c. !Ariadne
d. Alana

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. !Apollo
c. Athena
d. Artemis

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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


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

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

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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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

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

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Ake
c. Asmund
d. !Ask

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