LAT: Response

1. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. !Athena
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. Artemis
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 Lion
d. A Tiger
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Dysnomia
c. Charon
d. Ceres
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
5. 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. !Apollo
b. Artemis
c. Aphrodite
d. Athena
6. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
a. !Jens
b. Tyr
c. Loki
d. Snotra
7. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Hestia
b. Athena
c. !Hera
d. Aphrodite
8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. True
b. !False
9. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. !Odin
b. Thor
c. Balder
d. Frigg

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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. !Crete
c. Sicily
d. Cyprus
2. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
b. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
d. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
3. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. Jupiter
c. Ares
d. !Mars
4. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. !Athena
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. Apollo
5. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. !Jason
b. Daedalus
c. Castor
d. Odysseus
6. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. !True
b. False
7. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg
8. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Vulcan
b. !Janus
c. Mars
d. Juno
9. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?
a. Mut
b. !Min
c. Meret
d. Menu
10. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
a. Hina
b. Mui
c. Kohara

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d. !039;Oro
1. Which of these countries is NOT a part of the Asian continent?
a. Georgia
b. !Suriname
c. Singapore
d. Russia
2. What is the capital of Chile?
a. Antofagasta
b. !Santiago
c. Valparaiacute;so
d. Copiapoacute;
3. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo is politically divided among 3 countries.
a. !True
b. False
4. How many countries does Spain have a land border with?
a. 4
b. 3
c. !5
d. 2
5. Which country has three capital cities?
a. !South Africa
b. Somalia
c. United Kingdom
d. China
6. What city is known as the Rose Capital of the World?
a. Miami, Florida
b. San Diego, California
c. !Tyler, Texas
d. Anaheim, California
7. What is the Finnish word for quot;Finlandquot;?
a. Magyarorszaacute;g
b. !Suomi
c. Sverige
d. Eesti
8. What is the capital of Belarus?
a. !Minsk
b. Warsaw
c. Kiev
d. Vilnius
9. The Maluku islands informally known as the Spice Islands belong to which country?
a. !Indonesia
b. Chile
c. New Zealand
d. Fiji
10. Which of these American cities has fewer than 1,000,000 people?
a. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b. Phoenix, Arizona
c. !San Francisco, California
d. San Antonio, Texas

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