ECO210 Quiz 2

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1. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?

a. Odysseus
b. !Jason
c. Daedalus
d. Castor

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Mercury
b. Apollo
c. !Vulcan
d. Jupiter

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

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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

9. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
b. Horse
c. Pig
d. Ox

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Autonoe
c. !Aristaeus
d. Carme

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


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

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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Odin
c. Bragi
d. !Nidhogg

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


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

6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. True
b. !False

7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

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

9. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Horse
b. Ox
c. Pig
d. !Bull

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. !Aristaeus
b. Autonoe
c. Carme
d. Cephisso

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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

4. Hera is god of...


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

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

6. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?


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

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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