GEO238 Soultions 1

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1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?

a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a


hill for eternity.
b. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
c. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

2. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


a. !Participating in cannibalism.
b. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain
animals.
d. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. !True
b. False

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


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

5. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Charon
c. Ceres
d. Dysnomia

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


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

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Cow
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Eagle

8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Anhur
b. Horus
c. !Set
d. Ra

9. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. !Centaur
b. Minotaur
c. Gorgon
d. Pegasus

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Ake
c. !Ask
d. Asmund

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sardinia
c. Sicily
d. Cyprus

2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Ares
c. Jupiter
d. Juno

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. !True
b. False

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


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

5. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. !Apollo
b. Artemis
c. Athena
d. Aphrodite

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. Hindu
b. !Norse
c. Greek
d. Egyptian

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Horse
b. !Bull
c. Cow
d. Eagle

8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Horus
b. Anhur
c. Ra
d. !Set

9. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. !Narcissus
b. Lachesis
c. Atropos
d. Clotho

10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. !Thought amp; Memory
c. Power amp; Peace
d. War amp; Learning

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