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    ENVI179 Practice Problems 4

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    1.

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

    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 Horse
    c. A Dragon
    d. A Lion

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


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

    4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


    a. Alana
    b. Ariel
    c. !Ariadne
    d. Athena

    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. False
    b. !True

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


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

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


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

    8. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


    a. Kohara
    b. Mui
    c. Hina
    d. !039;Oro

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

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


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

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

    2. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


    a. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
    being pecked by birds.
    b. Standing in a lake filled with
    water he could not drink.
    c. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
    hill for eternity.
    d. To fell a tree that regenerated
    after every axe swing.

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

    4. 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. Ceres
    d. Dysnomia

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

    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. 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. !Centaur
    b. Minotaur
    c. Pegasus
    d. Gorgon

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


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

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


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

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

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

    3. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


    a. !Janus
    b. Vulcan
    c. Mars
    d. Juno

    4. 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. Artemis
    c. !Apollo
    d. Athena
    5. A minotaur is half human half what?
    a. !Bull
    b. Cow
    c. Horse
    d. Eagle

    6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
    under a long white cloud?
    a. !New Zealand
    b. Fiji
    c. Vanuatu
    d. Hawaii

    7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. !False
    b. True

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


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

    9. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


    a. Mui
    b. !039;Oro
    c. Hina
    d. Kohara

    10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
    in Greek Mythology?
    a. Horse
    b. Pig
    c. Ox
    d. !Bull

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