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LAW228 Response 7

The document contains multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures around the world. Some key details that were covered include: Thor once dressed as a woman according to Norse mythology; the Hippogriff has the front half of an eagle and back half of a horse; Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea; Hera was the wife of Zeus; and participating in cannibalism is how one transforms into a Wendigo according to Algonquian folklore.

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LAW228 Response 7

The document contains multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures around the world. Some key details that were covered include: Thor once dressed as a woman according to Norse mythology; the Hippogriff has the front half of an eagle and back half of a horse; Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea; Hera was the wife of Zeus; and participating in cannibalism is how one transforms into a Wendigo according to Algonquian folklore.

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

a. False
b. !True

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

3. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. Sun
b. War
c. !The Sea
d. Fire

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


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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

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


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

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


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

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. !Eris
c. Artemis
d. Ares

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

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

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


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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

6. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. Helen
b. !Paris
c. Hector
d. Pericles

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


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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

4. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


a. !Hephaestus
b. Vulcan
c. Artagatus
d. Dyntos
6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

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

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


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

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

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