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SOC116 Sheet 6
SOC116 Sheet 6
a. Sicily
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Bragi
b. Ymir
c. !Nidhogg
d. Odin
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Crocodile
c. Monkey
d. !Spider
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asmund
b. !Ask
c. Ake
d. Asger
2. 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. !Orpheus
d. Hercules
8. 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. Ares
c. Hades
d. Artemis
1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Ares
c. Juno
d. Jupiter
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. Ceres
c. !Eris
d. Dysnomia
4. 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
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. !Spider
b. Crocodile
c. Wild dog
d. Monkey