MATH: Pset

1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?

a. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
b. Performing a ritual involving murder.
c. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Apollo
b. Ares
c. !Athena
d. Artemis
3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. !Nidhogg
c. Bragi
d. Odin
4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Greek
b. Egyptian
c. !Norse
d. Hindu
5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True
6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Demeter
b. Apollo
c. !Dionysus
d. Hephaestus
7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Pegasus
c. Gorgon
d. Minotaur
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Strength
b. !Victory
c. Honor
d. Courage
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asmund
b. Asger

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c. !Ask
d. Ake
1. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. False
b. !True
2. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. !True
b. False
3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. Bragi
c. !Nidhogg
d. Ymir
4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Pericles
b. Hector
c. !Paris
d. Helen
5. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
a. Tyr
b. Snotra
c. Loki
d. !Jens
6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Egyptian
b. Greek
c. Hindu
d. !Norse
7. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Ra
b. Anhur
c. Horus
d. !Set
8. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. Pegasus
b. Gorgon
c. Minotaur
d. !Centaur
9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. Kohara
b. !039;Oro
c. Mui
d. Hina
10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. Moros
b. Tartarus
c. !Thanatos

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d. Hades
1. On which continent is the country of Angola located?
a. Europe
b. !Africa
c. Asia
d. South America
2. How many time zones does China have?
a. 3
b. !1
c. 2
d. 4
3. What is the capital of the State of Washington, United States?
a. Yukon
b. Seattle
c. Washington D.C.
d. !Olympia
4. The historical city Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
a. Senegal
b. Burkina Faso
c. !Mali
d. Niger
5. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
a. False
b. !True
6. How many countries does Spain have a land border with?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 2
d. !5
7. quot;Mongoliaquot; was a part of the now nonexistent U.S.S.R.
a. True
b. !False
8. You could walk from Norway to North Korea while only passing through Russia.
a. !True
b. False
9. Where would you find the quot;Spanish Stepsquot;?
a. Berlin, Germany
b. Barcelona, Spain
c. !Rome, Italy
d. London, England
10. Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?
a. !Niue
b. Montenegro
c. Tuvalu
d. South Sudan

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