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ASTR255 Exercise 1
ASTR255 Exercise 1
a. !Mars
b. Juno
c. Ares
d. Jupiter
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. Athena
d. Aphrodite
10. 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
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. !Athena
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. !Orpheus
b. Perseus
c. Daedalus
d. Hercules
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. !Eris
b. Artemis
c. Ares
d. Hades
1. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. !Jason
c. Castor
d. Odysseus
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. Hercules
c. !Orpheus
d. Daedalus
5. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Eagle
b. Cow
c. Horse
d. !Bull
8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. Vanuatu
c. !New Zealand
d. Hawaii
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. Kabocha
c. Nasu
d. !Cucumbers