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    DANC147 Cheat Sheet 1

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    1. The document provides information about various gods, goddesses, mythological figures and creatures from cultures around the world, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology. 2. It tests the reader's knowledge in matching names like Zeus/Jupiter, gods of war like Ares/Mars, mythological creatures like centaurs, and attributes of gods such as Hades being the god of peaceful deaths. 3. Many questions focus on gods, goddesses and mythology from Ancient Greece and Rome, but some also cover Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology like the god of war 'Oro in Polynesian myths.

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    1. The document provides information about various gods, goddesses, mythological figures and creatures from cultures around the world, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology. 2. It tests the reader's knowledge in matching names like Zeus/Jupiter, gods of war like Ares/Mars, mythological creatures like centaurs, and attributes of gods such as Hades being the god of peaceful deaths. 3. Many questions focus on gods, goddesses and mythology from Ancient Greece and Rome, but some also cover Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology like the god of war 'Oro in Polynesian myths.

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    1. The document provides information about various gods, goddesses, mythological figures and creatures from cultures around the world, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology. 2. It tests the reader's knowledge in matching names like Zeus/Jupiter, gods of war like Ares/Mars, mythological creatures like centaurs, and attributes of gods such as Hades being the god of peaceful deaths. 3. Many questions focus on gods, goddesses and mythology from Ancient Greece and Rome, but some also cover Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology like the god of war 'Oro in Polynesian myths.

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    1. The document provides information about various gods, goddesses, mythological figures and creatures from cultures around the world, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology. 2. It tests the reader's knowledge in matching names like Zeus/Jupiter, gods of war like Ares/Mars, mythological creatures like centaurs, and attributes of gods such as Hades being the god of peaceful deaths. 3. Many questions focus on gods, goddesses and mythology from Ancient Greece and Rome, but some also cover Norse, Japanese and Polynesian mythology like the god of war 'Oro in Polynesian myths.

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    1. Hera is god of...

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

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

    3. 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

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


    a. True
    b. !False

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

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


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

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

    9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
    fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
    a. !Eris
    b. Ares
    c. Hades
    d. Artemis
    10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
    a. Hades
    b. Moros
    c. Tartarus
    d. !Thanatos

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

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

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

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


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

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


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

    6. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


    a. !True
    b. False

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


    a. !Tree
    b. Castle
    c. Temple
    d. Mountain
    8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
    a. Balder
    b. Frigg
    c. !Odin
    d. Thor

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

    3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
    Underworld.
    a. !False
    b. True

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


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

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


    a. !False
    b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

    9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


    a. Kabocha
    b. Nasu
    c. !Cucumbers
    d. Soba

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


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

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