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COMS290 Demonstration 6

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1. Hera is god of...

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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

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


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

5. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

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


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

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


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

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

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


a. Kohara
b. Hina
c. !039;Oro
d. Mui
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. Nasu
c. !Cucumbers
d. Kabocha

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

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

3. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


a. True
b. !False

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Cow
b. Horse
c. !Bull
d. Eagle

6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

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


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

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


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

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

10. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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

3. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?


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

4. 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

5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


a. !False
b. True

7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

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


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

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


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

10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. !Cucumbers
b. Soba
c. Nasu
d. Kabocha

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