STAT289 Response 6

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

a. Tied to a boulder for eternity,


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

2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Athena
c. Zeus
d. Demeter

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. Zeus
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. !Poseidon

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


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

5. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


a. Juno
b. Mars
c. !Janus
d. Vulcan

6. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Dyntos
b. Artagatus
c. Vulcan
d. !Hephaestus

7. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


a. Nymph
b. Mermaids
c. Lilith
d. !Harpies

8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Castle
b. Temple
c. Mountain
d. !Tree
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Courage
b. Honor
c. Strength
d. !Victory

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


a. Thor
b. Odin
c. Balder
d. !Loki

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


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

2. Hera is god of...


a. !Marriage
b. Sea
c. Agriculture
d. War

3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


a. False
b. !True

4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True

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. Athena
b. Aphrodite
c. !Apollo
d. Artemis

6. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. Helen
b. !Paris
c. Pericles
d. Hector

7. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. !The Sea
b. Sun
c. Fire
d. War

8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Monkey
b. Wild dog
c. !Spider
d. Crocodile

9. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. !True
b. False

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

1. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. Castor
c. Odysseus
d. !Jason

2. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.


a. False
b. !True

3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. !False
b. True

6. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Athena
b. Aphrodite
c. !Hera
d. Hestia

7. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Vanuatu
b. Fiji
c. Hawaii
d. !New Zealand

8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Temple
b. Castle
c. !Tree
d. Mountain

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

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