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PHYS223 Soultions 1
PHYS223 Soultions 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 Dragon
b. A Lion
c. A Tiger
d. !A Horse
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Charon
c. !Eris
d. Dysnomia
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Odin
c. Ymir
d. Bragi
6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Demeter
b. Athena
c. Zeus
d. !Apollo
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Charon
c. Dysnomia
d. Ceres
3. 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. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. !Apollo
d. Artemis
8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. !Thought amp; Memory
c. War amp; Learning
d. Power amp; Peace
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Carme
b. Autonoe
c. !Aristaeus
d. Cephisso
2. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
3. 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. Artemis
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. !Apollo
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. Daedalus
b. Perseus
c. !Orpheus
d. Hercules