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a. !True
b. False
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Ceres
c. Charon
d. Dysnomia
7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Monkey
b. Wild dog
c. Crocodile
d. !Spider
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. Sicily
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. !Athena
5. 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
9. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. !New Zealand
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. Hawaii
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. Hades
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. !Eris
3. Who wrote the lyrics for Leonard Bernstein039;s 1957 Brodway musical West Side
Story?
a. !Stephen Sondheim
b. Richard Rodgers
c. Oscar Hammerstein
d. Himself
5. In Macbeth, the eyes of what animals were used in the Witches039; cauldron?
a. !Newts
b. Squids
c. Humans
d. Sharks
6. Who serves as the speaker of the prologue in Shakespeare039;s Romeo and Juliet?
a. Montague
b. Refrain
c. Capulet
d. !Chorus
7. After England, more Shakespeare plays are set in this present day country than
in any other.
a. !Italy
b. United States
c. France
d. Greece