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FIN331 Module 10

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures like Greek, Roman, Norse and others. Some of the questions covered topics like the god Vulcan in Roman mythology, how one transforms into a Wendigo in Algonquian folklore through cannibalism, and the Norse god Odin having the horse Sleipnir.

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FIN331 Module 10

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures like Greek, Roman, Norse and others. Some of the questions covered topics like the god Vulcan in Roman mythology, how one transforms into a Wendigo in Algonquian folklore through cannibalism, and the Norse god Odin having the horse Sleipnir.

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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. Cyprus
b. !Crete
c. Sicily
d. Sardinia

2. 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. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.

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


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

4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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


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

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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


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

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

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


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

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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


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

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. Carme
d. !Aristaeus

1. Hera is god of...


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

2. 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. Ceres
d. !Eris

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


a. True
b. !False

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

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


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

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


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

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

9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. !Eris
b. Ares
c. Hades
d. Artemis

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


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

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