JAP223 Worksheet 3

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

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

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

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

4. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
d. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

3. 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

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

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

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


a. !False
b. True

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

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

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

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

1. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. !Athena
b. Ares
c. Apollo
d. Artemis

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


a. False
b. !True

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


a. !True
b. False

5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
6. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. Bragi
c. Ymir
d. !Nidhogg

7. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


a. Loki
b. Snotra
c. !Jens
d. Tyr

8. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

9. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. !Dionysus
b. Demeter
c. Hephaestus
d. Apollo

10. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


a. Mut
b. !Min
c. Meret
d. Menu

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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