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Jap254 Week 5
Jap254 Week 5
a. Demeter
b. Athena
c. Zeus
d. !Apollo
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. Monkey
b. !Spider
c. Wild dog
d. Crocodile
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. !Cucumbers
b. Soba
c. Nasu
d. Kabocha
1. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Ares
b. !Athena
c. Apollo
d. Artemis
2. 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
7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. !New Zealand
b. Vanuatu
c. Hawaii
d. Fiji
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. Cephisso
c. Carme
d. !Aristaeus
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. Castor
c. !Jason
d. Odysseus
5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
6. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Bragi
b. !Nidhogg
c. Odin
d. Ymir
7. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Ox
c. !Bull
d. Horse