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Bmed282 HW 3

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Bmed282 HW 3

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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?

a. Ares
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Juno

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

3. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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


a. Gorgon
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
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. Vanuatu
c. Hawaii
d. !New Zealand
10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. !Harpies
c. Nymph
d. Lilith

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


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

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

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

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

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

7. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

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

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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


a. True
b. !False

8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. !Tree
b. Castle
c. Mountain
d. Temple

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


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

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


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

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