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PHYS157 Lecture 8

The document contains 10 multiple choice mythology questions about topics like Greek, Norse, Egyptian and other mythological figures, creatures and stories. The questions cover gods like Apollo, Poseidon and Hephaestus, mythological creatures like centaurs and harpies, and stories involving figures like Orpheus and Sysiphus.

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PHYS157 Lecture 8

The document contains 10 multiple choice mythology questions about topics like Greek, Norse, Egyptian and other mythological figures, creatures and stories. The questions cover gods like Apollo, Poseidon and Hephaestus, mythological creatures like centaurs and harpies, and stories involving figures like Orpheus and Sysiphus.

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


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

3. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Athena
b. !Ariadne
c. Alana
d. Ariel

4. 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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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

10. 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. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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. Aphrodite
c. Athena
d. Artemis

4. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


a. !Hephaestus
b. Vulcan
c. Artagatus
d. Dyntos
6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Ake
c. Asmund
d. Asger

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

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


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

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. Aphrodite
b. Artemis
c. Athena
d. !Apollo

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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. Hades
c. Ares
d. !Eris

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