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HIST324 Slides 1
HIST324 Slides 1
a. Sea
b. !Marriage
c. War
d. Agriculture
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. Dysnomia
c. Ceres
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
8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. War amp; Learning
c. Power amp; Peace
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. Ares
c. Hades
d. Artemis
10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. Hades
b. Moros
c. Tartarus
d. !Thanatos
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Ares
c. Jupiter
d. Juno
3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. Ceres
c. !Eris
d. Charon
8. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
9. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. !Spider
c. Monkey
d. Crocodile
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Ox
c. Horse
d. !Bull
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sicily
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 Tiger
b. A Dragon
c. !A Horse
d. A Lion
9. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. !New Zealand
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. Hawaii