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PHIL102 Answer Key 3

1. The document contains questions about Greek and Roman mythology as well as general science and psychology topics. 2. Some key facts covered include Zeus having control over lightning in Greek mythology, Jupiter originally being called Zeus, and cognitive dissonance referring to holding conflicting beliefs. 3. The questions cover a wide range of mythology from Greek, Roman, Japanese, Norse and other traditions as well as topics like the elements that make the sky appear blue, properties of comets and planets in our solar system.

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PHIL102 Answer Key 3

1. The document contains questions about Greek and Roman mythology as well as general science and psychology topics. 2. Some key facts covered include Zeus having control over lightning in Greek mythology, Jupiter originally being called Zeus, and cognitive dissonance referring to holding conflicting beliefs. 3. The questions cover a wide range of mythology from Greek, Roman, Japanese, Norse and other traditions as well as topics like the elements that make the sky appear blue, properties of comets and planets in our solar system.

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

a. !True
b. False

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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

7. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

8. 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

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


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

1. Along with Oxygen, which element is primarily responsible for the sky appearing
blue?
a. Hydrogen
b. !Nitrogen
c. Carbon
d. Helium

2. How many planets are in our Solar System?


a. Seven
b. Ten
c. Nine
d. !Eight

3. What is the powerhouse of the cell?


a. !Mitochondria
b. Ribosome
c. Nucleus
d. Redbull

4. Which psychological term refers to the stress of holding contrasting beliefs?


a. !Cognitive Dissonance
b. SplitBrain
c. FlipFlop Syndrome
d. Blind Sight

5. A comet039;s gaseous envelope which creates the tail is called what?


a. !The coma
b. The wake
c. The backwash
d. The ablative

6. Which of these is a stop codon in DNA?


a. !TAA
b. ACT
c. ACA
d. GTA

7. At what temperature does water boil?


a. !212deg;F
b. 181deg;F
c. 200deg;F
d. 178deg;F
8. Celiac Disease is a disease that effects the heart, causing those effected to be
unable to eat meat.
a. True
b. !False

9. Which planet did the quot;Viking 1quot; spacecraft send surface images of,
starting in 1976?
a. Venus
b. Jupiter
c. Saturn
d. !Mars

10. Coulrophobia is the irrational fear of what?


a. Cemeteries
b. Needles
c. !Clowns
d. Tunnels

11. What causes the sound of a heartbeat?


a. !Closure of the heart valves
b. Blood exiting the heart
c. Relaxation of the heart chambers
d. Contraction of the heart chambers

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

3. Hera is god of...


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

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


a. !True
b. False
5. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. !False
b. True

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

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


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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