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    1. The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It contains multiple choice questions about figures and creatures from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, African, Japanese and Maori mythologies. 2. Some of the questions ask about the punishment of Sysiphus in Greek mythology, which figure traveled to the underworld to return his wife, and which god tossed a golden apple starting a war between goddesses. 3. The questions cover topics like the protector of Crete in mythology, who killed Achilles, and which god was the god of war in Roman mythology.

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    1. The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It contains multiple choice questions about figures and creatures from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, African, Japanese and Maori mythologies. 2. Some of the questions ask about the punishment of Sysiphus in Greek mythology, which figure traveled to the underworld to return his wife, and which god tossed a golden apple starting a war between goddesses. 3. The questions cover topics like the protector of Crete in mythology, who killed Achilles, and which god was the god of war in Roman mythology.

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    NERO221 Demonstration 2

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    1. The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It contains multiple choice questions about figures and creatures from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, African, Japanese and Maori mythologies. 2. Some of the questions ask about the punishment of Sysiphus in Greek mythology, which figure traveled to the underworld to return his wife, and which god tossed a golden apple starting a war between goddesses. 3. The questions cover topics like the protector of Crete in mythology, who killed Achilles, and which god was the god of war in Roman mythology.

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    1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?

    a. To fell a tree that regenerated


    after every axe swing.
    b. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
    being pecked by birds.
    c. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
    hill for eternity.
    d. Standing in a lake filled with
    water he could not drink.

    2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


    a. Enlil
    b. !Enkidu
    c. Enkimdu
    d. Enki

    3. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
    Eurydice to the land of the living?
    a. Daedalus
    b. Hercules
    c. !Orpheus
    d. Perseus

    4. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


    a. !Jens
    b. Snotra
    c. Tyr
    d. Loki

    5. A minotaur is half human half what?


    a. Eagle
    b. Horse
    c. !Bull
    d. Cow

    6. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


    a. Vulcan
    b. !Hephaestus
    c. Dyntos
    d. Artagatus

    7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


    a. !Centaur
    b. Gorgon
    c. Minotaur
    d. Pegasus

    8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
    of which animal?
    a. Wild dog
    b. Monkey
    c. Crocodile
    d. !Spider

    9. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
    under a long white cloud?
    a. Vanuatu
    b. Hawaii
    c. Fiji
    d. !New Zealand

    10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
    fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
    a. Ares
    b. !Eris
    c. Hades
    d. Artemis

    1. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
    discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
    a. Charon
    b. !Eris
    c. Dysnomia
    d. Ceres

    2. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
    Underworld.
    a. True
    b. !False

    3. 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

    4. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


    a. Hephaestus
    b. !Dionysus
    c. Apollo
    d. Demeter

    5. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


    a. Artagatus
    b. Vulcan
    c. !Hephaestus
    d. Dyntos

    6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


    a. Horus
    b. !Set
    c. Anhur
    d. Ra

    7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


    a. Pegasus
    b. !Centaur
    c. Minotaur
    d. Gorgon

    8. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


    a. Kabocha
    b. Soba
    c. Nasu
    d. !Cucumbers

    9. 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
    c. !Thought amp; Memory
    d. Power amp; Peace

    10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
    in Greek Mythology?
    a. Horse
    b. Pig
    c. !Bull
    d. Ox

    1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
    a. !Crete
    b. Cyprus
    c. Sicily
    d. Sardinia

    2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
    a. !Mars
    b. Juno
    c. Ares
    d. Jupiter

    3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


    a. False
    b. !True

    4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


    a. Helen
    b. !Paris
    c. Hector
    d. Pericles

    5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
    Eurydice to the land of the living?
    a. !Orpheus
    b. Daedalus
    c. Hercules
    d. Perseus

    6. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


    a. Tyr
    b. Snotra
    c. Loki
    d. !Jens

    7. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


    a. Aphrodite
    b. Hestia
    c. !Hera
    d. Athena

    8. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


    a. Greek and Chinese
    b. !Greek and Roman
    c. Roman and Spanish
    d. Greek, Roman and Norse

    9. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


    a. Nymph
    b. !Harpies
    c. Lilith
    d. Mermaids

    10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


    a. Tartarus
    b. !Thanatos
    c. Hades
    d. Moros

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