DANC112 Demonstration 6

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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

1. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


a. !True
b. False

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

3. 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. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Artemis
d. Aphrodite

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


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

5. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


a. Menu
b. Meret
c. !Min
d. Mut

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


a. True
b. !False

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


a. Ra
b. !Set
c. Anhur
d. Horus
8. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

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

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

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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