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    Geo136 HW 4

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    The documents contain multiple choice questions about figures and stories from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian and other mythologies. They ask about topics like the protector of Crete (Talos), the punishment of Sisyphus (rolling a boulder up a hill), the Roman god of war (Mars), how one transforms into a Wendigo (through cannibalism), and minor gods like Aristaeus (protector of cheese making and bee keeping).

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    Geo136 HW 4

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    The documents contain multiple choice questions about figures and stories from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian and other mythologies. They ask about topics like the protector of Crete (Talos), the punishment of Sisyphus (rolling a boulder up a hill), the Roman god of war (Mars), how one transforms into a Wendigo (through cannibalism), and minor gods like Aristaeus (protector of cheese making and bee keeping).

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    1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

    a. !Crete
    b. Sardinia
    c. Cyprus
    d. Sicily

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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


    a. True
    b. !False

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


    a. True
    b. !False

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


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

    9. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
    quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
    a. Sleeping amp; Waking
    b. War amp; Learning
    c. !Thought amp; Memory
    d. Power amp; Peace

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


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

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

    2. 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.

    3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


    a. False
    b. !True

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

    5. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

    6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. !False
    b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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


    a. Demeter
    b. Hephaestus
    c. !Dionysus
    d. Apollo
    5. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
    a. !Centaur
    b. Gorgon
    c. Minotaur
    d. Pegasus

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


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

    7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


    a. !Tree
    b. Castle
    c. Mountain
    d. Temple

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

    9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


    a. Asmund
    b. Ake
    c. !Ask
    d. Asger

    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

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