GEO100 Soultions 4

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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?

a. Ares
b. !Mars
c. Juno
d. Jupiter

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Daedalus
b. Hercules
c. Perseus
d. !Orpheus

5. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Athena
b. !Hera
c. Aphrodite
d. Hestia

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


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

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


a. False
b. !True

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

4. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. War
b. !The Sea
c. Fire
d. Sun

5. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


a. !Jens
b. Tyr
c. Snotra
d. Loki

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Dyntos
b. Artagatus
c. !Hephaestus
d. Vulcan

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


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

9. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. Lachesis
b. Clotho
c. !Narcissus
d. Atropos

10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Lilith
b. Mermaids
c. !Harpies
d. Nymph

1. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Odysseus
b. !Jason
c. Daedalus
d. Castor

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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. Hindu
c. Egyptian
d. Greek

5. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Athena
b. !Hera
c. Hestia
d. Aphrodite

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


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

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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

9. 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

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

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