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PHYS265 Assessment 5
PHYS265 Assessment 5
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 Horse
c. A Tiger
d. A Lion
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. !Jason
b. Castor
c. Daedalus
d. Odysseus
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
6. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. !Spider
c. Wild dog
d. Monkey
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Ake
c. Asmund
d. !Ask
1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Zeus
b. !Apollo
c. Athena
d. Demeter
4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
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
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. Daedalus
c. Hercules
d. !Orpheus
9. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. !Crete
3. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Apollo
b. Artemis
c. Ares
d. !Athena
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Power amp; Peace
b. War amp; Learning
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. !Thought amp; Memory