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PSY299 Practice 10828
PSY299 Practice 10828
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. !New Zealand
c. Fiji
d. Vanuatu
10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Power amp; Peace
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. !Thought amp; Memory
1. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg
2. 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. False
b. !True
5. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
b. Horse
c. Ox
d. Pig
1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. !Mars
c. Juno
d. Jupiter
3. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. !Jason
b. Daedalus
c. Odysseus
d. Castor
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Crocodile
c. !Spider
d. Monkey
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. Cephisso
d. !Aristaeus