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MED110 Module 6

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures around the world. The questions cover topics like Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Polynesian, African, and Maori mythology. Some of the questions ask about gods like Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and Hephaestus or mythical creatures like the Minotaur, Harpies, and Hippogriff.

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MED110 Module 6

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures around the world. The questions cover topics like Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Polynesian, African, and Maori mythology. Some of the questions ask about gods like Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and Hephaestus or mythical creatures like the Minotaur, Harpies, and Hippogriff.

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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. Cyprus
b. Sicily
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia

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


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

3. Hera is god of...


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

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

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


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

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

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


a. !False
b. True

8. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Horse
b. Eagle
c. !Bull
d. Cow
9. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

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


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

1. 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 Horse
c. A Dragon
d. A Tiger

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

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

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


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

5. 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. False
b. !True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

1. 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 Tiger
c. !A Horse
d. A Dragon

2. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


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

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

7. 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

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

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

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
b. Pig
c. Horse
d. Ox

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