URBN: Exercise

1. Hera is god of...

a. Agriculture
b. !Marriage
c. Sea
d. War
2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enlil
b. Enkimdu
c. Enki
d. !Enkidu
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. !Eris
c. Charon
d. Dysnomia
4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. !Ariadne
b. Ariel
c. Athena
d. Alana
5. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. !Bull
b. Cow
c. Eagle
d. Horse
6. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. Lachesis
b. Atropos
c. Clotho
d. !Narcissus
7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. True
b. !False
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Frigg
b. Thor
c. Balder
d. !Odin
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. Horse
b. Pig

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c. !Bull
d. Ox
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Cyprus
c. Sardinia
d. Sicily
2. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?
a. Performing a ritual involving murder.
b. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
c. !Participating in cannibalism.
d. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
3. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. !Mars
c. Ares
d. Jupiter
4. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. False
b. !True
5. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. !Poseidon
b. Ares
c. Zeus
d. Apollo
6. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enki
b. !Enkidu
c. Enlil
d. Enkimdu
7. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?
a. Hermes
b. !Zeus
c. Apollo
d. Poseidon
8. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. Ariel
b. !Ariadne
c. Alana
d. Athena
9. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. Perseus
c. !Orpheus
d. Daedalus
10. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Dyntos

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b. !Hephaestus
c. Artagatus
d. Vulcan
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. Cyprus
c. Sicily
d. !Crete
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. Performing a ritual involving murder.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.
3. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Demeter
b. !Apollo
c. Zeus
d. Athena
4. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Odysseus
b. Daedalus
c. !Jason
d. Castor
5. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enlil
b. Enkimdu
c. !Enkidu
d. Enki
6. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Demeter
b. !Dionysus
c. Hephaestus
d. Apollo
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Vanuatu
b. Hawaii
c. !New Zealand
d. Fiji
9. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. Moros
b. Tartarus
c. Hades
d. !Thanatos
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?

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a. Odin
b. Balder
c. Thor
d. !Loki

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