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COMS116 Quiz 6

The document contains multiple choice questions about various mythological figures and stories from Greek, Roman, Norse and other mythologies. It asks about the punishments of gods like Sisyphus, the protector of Crete, differences between dragons and wyverns, and the meanings of Odin's raven names among other mythology topics.

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COMS116 Quiz 6

The document contains multiple choice questions about various mythological figures and stories from Greek, Roman, Norse and other mythologies. It asks about the punishments of gods like Sisyphus, the protector of Crete, differences between dragons and wyverns, and the meanings of Odin's raven names among other mythology topics.

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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. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
c. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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

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

6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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

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


a. Soba
b. Nasu
c. !Cucumbers
d. Kabocha
9. 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. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. Power amp; Peace

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

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

2. 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. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

3. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Apollo
b. Artemis
c. Ares
d. !Athena

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Horus
b. Anhur
c. Ra
d. !Set

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


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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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

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


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

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

2. 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. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

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

4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

9. 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

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

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