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    HIST312 Module 6

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    HIST312 Module 6

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    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures like Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse and others. It covers topics like gods/goddesses and their domains, mythical creatures, important figures and stories from myths. The questions have a single correct answer out of 4 options for each one.

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    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures like Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse and others. It covers topics like gods/goddesses and their domains, mythical creatures, important figures and stories from myths. The questions have a single correct answer out of 4 options for each one.

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    HIST312 Module 6

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    Allan Ancheta
    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures like Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse and others. It covers topics like gods/goddesses and their domains, mythical creatures, important figures and stories from myths. The questions have a single correct answer out of 4 options for each one.

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    1. Neptune039;s greek name was...

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

    2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


    a. Enki
    b. !Enkidu
    c. Enkimdu
    d. Enlil

    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. Artemis
    c. Athena
    d. Aphrodite

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


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

    5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


    a. !False
    b. True

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


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

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


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

    9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


    a. Mui
    b. Kohara
    c. !039;Oro
    d. Hina

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

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


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

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

    3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

    4. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

    5. 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. False
    b. !True

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


    a. Clotho
    b. !Narcissus
    c. Lachesis
    d. Atropos
    7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
    a. Mountain
    b. !Tree
    c. Castle
    d. Temple

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

    9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


    a. Soba
    b. !Cucumbers
    c. Kabocha
    d. Nasu

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


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

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


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

    2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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


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

    5. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
    Eurydice to the land of the living?
    a. Daedalus
    b. Hercules
    c. !Orpheus
    d. Perseus

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


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

    7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

    8. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


    a. !Cucumbers
    b. Soba
    c. Nasu
    d. Kabocha

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

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

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