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ASTR199 Homework Help 5

The document contains 10 multiple choice mythology questions about creatures like the Hippogriff and characters like Jason. It then has another set of 10 questions about topics like the god Apollo, the Minotaur, and Norse god Odin. The last section poses 10 additional mythology questions regarding figures like Talos and gods like Mars.

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ASTR199 Homework Help 5

The document contains 10 multiple choice mythology questions about creatures like the Hippogriff and characters like Jason. It then has another set of 10 questions about topics like the god Apollo, the Minotaur, and Norse god Odin. The last section poses 10 additional mythology questions regarding figures like Talos and gods like Mars.

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1.

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 Dragon
b. A Tiger
c. !A Horse
d. A Lion

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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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. Pericles
b. !Paris
c. Helen
d. Hector

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


a. True
b. !False

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

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. Performing a ritual involving murder.
d. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.

2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Athena
b. Zeus
c. Demeter
d. !Apollo

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


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

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. !True
b. False

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

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

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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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