GEO216 Handout 3

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1.

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 Horse
b. A Dragon
c. A Lion
d. A Tiger

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Jupiter
b. Mercury
c. Apollo
d. !Vulcan

3. Hera is god of...


a. Sea
b. Agriculture
c. War
d. !Marriage

4. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


a. !Enkidu
b. Enki
c. Enkimdu
d. Enlil

5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True

6. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. Hector
b. Pericles
c. !Paris
d. Helen

7. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. True
b. !False

8. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


a. !Min
b. Meret
c. Menu
d. Mut

9. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
10. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. !Greek and Roman
d. Greek and Chinese

1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Demeter
b. !Apollo
c. Zeus
d. Athena

2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


a. !Enkidu
b. Enki
c. Enkimdu
d. Enlil

3. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Ariel
b. Alana
c. Athena
d. !Ariadne

4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. !Nidhogg
c. Odin
d. Bragi

5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Hercules

6. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. !False
b. True

7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. !Spider
b. Crocodile
c. Monkey
d. Wild dog
8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Temple
b. Mountain
c. Castle
d. !Tree

9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


a. Kabocha
b. !Cucumbers
c. Nasu
d. Soba

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Horse
b. !Bull
c. Ox
d. Pig

1. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. !Athena
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. Artemis

2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. Castor
c. !Jason
d. Odysseus

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. Ares
b. Zeus
c. Apollo
d. !Poseidon

4. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


a. Juno
b. Mars
c. !Janus
d. Vulcan

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. False
b. !True
6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. True
b. !False

7. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. False
b. !True

8. 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. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Sleeping amp; Waking

9. 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. Hades
d. Ares

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. !Aristaeus
b. Cephisso
c. Carme
d. Autonoe

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