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ACC197 Worksheet 5
ACC197 Worksheet 5
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. Jupiter
c. !Mars
d. Ares
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
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
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. Power amp; Peace
c. War amp; Learning
d. !Thought amp; Memory
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. !Athena
c. Apollo
d. Ares
3. 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 Tiger
b. !A Horse
c. A Dragon
d. A Lion
4. 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
5. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Odin
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
6. 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
7. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Eagle
b. Horse
c. Cow
d. !Bull
6. 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