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CS175 Practice 1
CS175 Practice 1
a. Sardinia
b. !Crete
c. Sicily
d. Cyprus
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
9. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. Wild dog
c. !Spider
d. Monkey
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
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. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. !Cucumbers
c. Kabocha
d. Nasu
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. !Crete
c. Cyprus
d. Sicily
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Dysnomia
c. Charon
d. !Eris
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
6. 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