URBN313 Module 3

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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

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


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

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. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. Greek
b. !Norse
c. Egyptian
d. Hindu

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


a. !False
b. True

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

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

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asger
b. Ake
c. Asmund
d. !Ask

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

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


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

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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

10. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Artemis
b. Hades
c. Ares
d. !Eris

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