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ENGL320 Study Guide 8

The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It contains 10 multiple choice questions about topics like Greek gods/goddesses and their roles, Norse mythology figures, and origins of myths from Egypt, Africa and North America. The questions are testing knowledge of specific mythological characters, stories and the cultures they come from.

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ENGL320 Study Guide 8

The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It contains 10 multiple choice questions about topics like Greek gods/goddesses and their roles, Norse mythology figures, and origins of myths from Egypt, Africa and North America. The questions are testing knowledge of specific mythological characters, stories and the cultures they come from.

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

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

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


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

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. True
b. !False

6. Rannamaari was a sea demon that haunted the people of the Maldives and had to be
appeased monthly with the sacrifice of a virgin girl.
a. False
b. !True

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

8. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


a. Tyr
b. Loki
c. Snotra
d. !Jens

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


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

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. Ares
c. !Eris
d. Hades

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


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

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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


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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

5. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Athena
b. Hestia
c. Aphrodite
d. !Hera

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


a. !False
b. True

7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Monkey
b. Wild dog
c. Crocodile
d. !Spider

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


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

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

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

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