GEO: Midterm

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus
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 Lion
c. A Tiger
d. !A Horse
3. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. !Jason
c. Castor
d. Odysseus
4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. !Ariadne
b. Alana
c. Ariel
d. Athena
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. Ymir
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Hercules
c. Perseus
d. Daedalus
7. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. True
b. !False
8. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Horse
b. Eagle
c. Cow
d. !Bull
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Thor
b. Frigg
c. Balder
d. !Odin
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese

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making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Autonoe
c. !Aristaeus
d. Carme
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. Sardinia
c. !Crete
d. Cyprus
2. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Apollo
b. !Poseidon
c. Ares
d. Zeus
3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. !Nidhogg
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
4. 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
5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. Daedalus
c. !Orpheus
d. Hercules
6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Horus
c. Ra
d. Anhur
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
8. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. !Greek and Roman
d. Greek and Chinese
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Ake
c. Asmund
d. Asger

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10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Odin
b. Balder
c. !Loki
d. Thor
1. 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 Horse
b. A Dragon
c. A Tiger
d. A Lion
2. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
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. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
a. Snotra
b. Tyr
c. Loki
d. !Jens
5. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Horus
b. Ra
c. Anhur
d. !Set
6. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Greek, Roman and Norse
b. Greek and Chinese
c. Roman and Spanish
d. !Greek and Roman
7. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
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. !Thought amp; Memory
b. Power amp; Peace
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. War amp; Learning
9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Thor
b. !Loki
c. Odin
d. Balder
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?

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a. Pig
b. Horse
c. Ox
d. !Bull

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