ENGL249 Final 2

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1. Who was the Roman god of fire?

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

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


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

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. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


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

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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


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

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

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

3. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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

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

10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. !Harpies
c. Nymph
d. Lilith

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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


a. !True
b. False

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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

8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. !Spider
b. Wild dog
c. Crocodile
d. Monkey

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. Hades
b. Ares
c. !Eris
d. Artemis

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

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