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COMS261 Questions 7
COMS261 Questions 7
a. !Apollo
b. Athena
c. Demeter
d. Zeus
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Apollo
b. Artemis
c. !Athena
d. Ares
9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Carme
c. Autonoe
d. !Aristaeus
1. 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
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. !Crete
c. Cyprus
d. Sicily
2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Zeus
b. !Apollo
c. Demeter
d. Athena
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Crocodile
c. !Spider
d. Monkey
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. !Victory
b. Strength
c. Courage
d. Honor