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ANT161 Midterm 1
ANT161 Midterm 1
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a. Ares
b. Juno
c. Jupiter
d. !Mars
2. 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 Dragon
b. !A Horse
c. A Tiger
d. A Lion
3. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Hermes
b. Poseidon
c. !Zeus
d. Apollo
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Odin
c. Ymir
d. Bragi
6. 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. Artemis
c. Athena
d. !Apollo
7. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Pericles
b. Helen
c. !Paris
d. Hector
8. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Greek
b. Hindu
c. Egyptian
d. !Norse
9. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. !Hephaestus
b. Dyntos
c. Vulcan
d. Artagatus
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. Sleeping amp; Waking
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c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace
1. What European country is not a part of the EU?
a. Czechia
b. !Norway
c. Lithuania
d. Ireland
2. The flag of South Africa features 7 colours.
a. True
b. !False
3. Which of these is NOT an Australian state or territory?
a. Victoria
b. !Alberta
c. New South Wales
d. Queensland
4. Israel is 7 hours ahead of New York.
a. False
b. !True
5. Which German city is located on the River Isar?
a. Hamburg
b. Berlin
c. Dortmund
d. !Munich
6. Where are the Nazca Lines located?
a. Ecuador
b. !Peru
c. Colombia
d. Brazil
7. St. Louis is the capital of the US State Missouri.
a. !False
b. True
8. Switzerland has four national languages, English being one of them.
a. True
b. !False
9. When does Finland celebrate their independence day?
a. February 8th
b. November 12th
c. January 2nd
d. !December 6th
10. What is Laos?
a. River
b. !Country
c. City
d. Region
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