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EE215 Practice 10
EE215 Practice 10
This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Dysnomia
c. Charon
d. !Eris
3. 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. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
6. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. !Spider
b. Monkey
c. Wild dog
d. Crocodile
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Vanuatu
c. !New Zealand
d. Fiji
2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Athena
d. Zeus
3. 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 Lion
d. A Tiger
6. 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
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
b. Horse
c. Pig
d. Ox
6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Hercules
c. Perseus
d. Daedalus
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. !Spider
b. Monkey
c. Wild dog
d. Crocodile
10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. !Harpies
b. Lilith
c. Nymph
d. Mermaids