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NURS138 Extra Credit 10

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures such as Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian. The questions cover topics like gods and goddesses (e.g. Vulcan, Zeus, Hera), mythological creatures (e.g. minotaur, harpies), and stories/myths (e.g. Jason and the Argonauts, murder of Osiris). The document tests knowledge about the names of gods, their roles/domains, relationships between gods, and characters and events that appear in important myths across different mythologies.

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NURS138 Extra Credit 10

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures such as Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian. The questions cover topics like gods and goddesses (e.g. Vulcan, Zeus, Hera), mythological creatures (e.g. minotaur, harpies), and stories/myths (e.g. Jason and the Argonauts, murder of Osiris). The document tests knowledge about the names of gods, their roles/domains, relationships between gods, and characters and events that appear in important myths across different mythologies.

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1. Who was the Roman god of fire?

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

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


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

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. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


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

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Cow
b. Horse
c. !Bull
d. Eagle

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


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

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


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

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. !Thanatos
b. Moros
c. Tartarus
d. Hades

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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

5. Hera is god of...


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

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

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


a. Aphrodite
b. !Hera
c. Hestia
d. Athena
8. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

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


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

10. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


a. Roman and Spanish
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Greek, Roman and Norse

1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. Ares
c. !Mars
d. Jupiter

2. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Lion
b. A Dragon
c. A Tiger
d. !A Horse

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

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

5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
6. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. Hector
b. !Paris
c. Helen
d. Pericles

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


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

8. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. !Bull
b. Cow
c. Eagle
d. Horse

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


a. True
b. !False

10. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. !Set
b. Ra
c. Anhur
d. Horus

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