PHIL312 Report 2
PHIL312 Report 2
10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Lilith
b. Mermaids
c. !Harpies
d. Nymph
3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. Bragi
c. Ymir
d. !Nidhogg
5. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. Nasu
c. !Cucumbers
d. Kabocha
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. Cyprus
c. Sicily
d. !Crete
3. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. Ares
c. !Mars
d. Jupiter
4. 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
5. 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. !True
b. False
7. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. !Orpheus
b. Perseus
c. Daedalus
d. Hercules
9. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Wild dog
b. !Spider
c. Crocodile
d. Monkey
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. Carme
c. !Aristaeus
d. Cephisso