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ENGL189 Poetry Analysis Spring 2021 5

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ENGL189 Poetry Analysis Spring 2021 5

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1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?

a. Demeter
b. Zeus
c. !Apollo
d. Athena

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

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

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


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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

7. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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


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

9. 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. Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of the Second World War?
a. !Neville Chamberlain
b. Stanley Baldwin
c. Clement Attlee
d. Winston Churchill

2. Despite being seperated into multiple countries, The Scandinavian countries are
unified by all having the same monarch.
a. !False
b. True

3. quot;Yes, America Can!quot; was this United States politician039;s de facto


campaign slogan in 2004.
a. John Kerry
b. Al Gore
c. !George W. Bush
d. Barack Obama

4. What is former United States President Bill Clinton039;s full name?


a. William Lincoln Clinton
b. William Roosevelt Clinton
c. William Truman Clinton
d. !William Jefferson Clinton

5. Before 2016, in which other year did Donald Trump run for President?
a. 1988
b. !2000
c. 2008
d. 2012

6. Helen Clark was the 37th Prime Minister of Australia.


a. True
b. !False

7. What was the personal nickname of the 40th Governor of the US State Louisiana,
Huey Long?
a. The Hoot Owl
b. The Champ
c. The Oracle
d. !The Kingfish

8. Who was the longestserving senator in US history, serving from 1959 to 2010?
a. !Robert Byrd
b. Daniel Inouye
c. Strom Thurmond
d. Joe Biden

9. Which former US president was nicknamed quot;Teddyquot; after he refused to


shoot a defenseless black bear?
a. Andrew Jackson
b. Woodrow Wilson
c. !Theodore Roosevelt
d. James F. Fielder

1. What was the name of Captain Nemo039;s submarine in quot;20,000 Leagues Under
the Seaquot;?
a. The Atlantis
b. The Neptune
c. !The Nautilus
d. The Poseidon

2. The quot;Berenstein Bearsquot; is the correct spelling of the educational


children039;s book series039; name.
a. True
b. !False

3. What is the name of the three headed dog in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer039;s
Stone?
a. Poofy
b. !Fluffy
c. Spike
d. Spot

4. What is the title of the first Sherlock Holmes book by Arthur Conan Doyle?
a. A Case of Identity
b. The Doings of Raffles Haw
c. !A Study in Scarlet
d. The Sign of the Four

5. Harry Potter was born on July 31st, 1980.


a. False
b. !True

6. In the novel 1984, written by George Orwell, what is the name of the
totalitarian regime that controls Oceania?
a. Earth Alliance
b. !INGSOC
c. Obliteration of the Self
d. NeoBolshevism

7. Which novel by John Grisham was conceived on a road trip to Florida while
thinking about stolen books with his wife?
a. Gray Mountain
b. !Camino Island
c. The Litigators
d. Rogue Lawyer

8. Which Russian author wrote the epic novel War and Peace?
a. !Leo Tolstoy
b. Vladimir Nabokov
c. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
d. Alexander Pushkin

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