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SOC304 Example 6

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various mythologies including Norse, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Japanese, and Polynesian mythologies. The questions cover topics like gods/goddesses and their roles, mythical creatures, and story elements.

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SOC304 Example 6

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various mythologies including Norse, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Japanese, and Polynesian mythologies. The questions cover topics like gods/goddesses and their roles, mythical creatures, and story elements.

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

a. !True
b. False

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

4. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


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. Ymir
c. !Nidhogg
d. Bragi

7. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

2. 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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

7. 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

8. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. !Ask
b. Asger
c. Asmund
d. Ake

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. Hades
b. !Eris
c. Ares
d. Artemis

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


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

1. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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. Greek
c. Egyptian
d. Hindu

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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