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    HIST110 Problem 8

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures. It asks about figures like Sysiphus from Greek mythology who was cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. It also asks about concepts like the Yggdrasil tree from Norse mythology and gods like Poseidon from Greek mythology who was the god of the sea. The questions cover topics from Egyptian, Greek, Norse, African, Roman and Maori mythologies.

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures. It asks about figures like Sysiphus from Greek mythology who was cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. It also asks about concepts like the Yggdrasil tree from Norse mythology and gods like Poseidon from Greek mythology who was the god of the sea. The questions cover topics from Egyptian, Greek, Norse, African, Roman and Maori mythologies.

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

    a. To fell a tree that regenerated


    after every axe swing.
    b. Standing in a lake filled with
    water he could not drink.
    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. !Participating in cannibalism.
    b. Drinking the blood of many slain
    animals.
    c. Excessive mutilation of animal
    corpses.
    d. Performing a ritual involving
    murder.

    3. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


    a. Athena
    b. !Ariadne
    c. Alana
    d. Ariel

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

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


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

    6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
    Eurydice to the land of the living?
    a. Perseus
    b. Daedalus
    c. !Orpheus
    d. Hercules

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


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

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


    a. Pegasus
    b. Minotaur
    c. Gorgon
    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. !New Zealand
    c. Vanuatu
    d. Hawaii

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

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


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

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

    3. Hera is god of...


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

    4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
    Eurydice to the land of the living?
    a. Perseus
    b. Hercules
    c. Daedalus
    d. !Orpheus

    5. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


    a. Loki
    b. Tyr
    c. Snotra
    d. !Jens

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


    a. !False
    b. True

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


    a. Anhur
    b. !Set
    c. Ra
    d. Horus

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


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

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


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

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

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

    2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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


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

    5. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


    a. Tyr
    b. Snotra
    c. Loki
    d. !Jens

    6. 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

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


    a. !True
    b. False

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


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

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


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

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


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

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