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LAT144 Problems 7
LAT144 Problems 7
The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
3. 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. Aphrodite
c. Artemis
d. Athena
5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. !Orpheus
9. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. !Spider
c. Monkey
d. Wild dog
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
2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Athena
b. Demeter
c. !Apollo
d. Zeus
4. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. !Eris
b. Dysnomia
c. Charon
d. Ceres
5. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. !Janus
b. Juno
c. Mars
d. Vulcan
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. !Victory
b. Courage
c. Strength
d. Honor
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. !Cucumbers
b. Soba
c. Nasu
d. Kabocha