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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures. The questions cover topics like Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Maori mythology. Some of the key figures and creatures mentioned include Mars (Roman god of war), Orpheus (Greek mythological figure who retrieved his wife from the underworld), Dionysus (Greek god of wine), Hera (wife of Zeus in most Greek mythological traditions), Nidhogg (serpent that eats the roots of Yggdrasil in Norse mythology), and Harpies (mythological creatures with women's faces and vultures' bodies).

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    NCM109 Diagram 2

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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures. The questions cover topics like Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Maori mythology. Some of the key figures and creatures mentioned include Mars (Roman god of war), Orpheus (Greek mythological figure who retrieved his wife from the underworld), Dionysus (Greek god of wine), Hera (wife of Zeus in most Greek mythological traditions), Nidhogg (serpent that eats the roots of Yggdrasil in Norse mythology), and Harpies (mythological creatures with women's faces and vultures' bodies).

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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures. The questions cover topics like Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Maori mythology. Some of the key figures and creatures mentioned include Mars (Roman god of war), Orpheus (Greek mythological figure who retrieved his wife from the underworld), Dionysus (Greek god of wine), Hera (wife of Zeus in most Greek mythological traditions), Nidhogg (serpent that eats the roots of Yggdrasil in Norse mythology), and Harpies (mythological creatures with women's faces and vultures' bodies).

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    NCM109 Diagram 2

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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of mythology from various cultures. The questions cover topics like Greek, Roman, Norse, Japanese and Maori mythology. Some of the key figures and creatures mentioned include Mars (Roman god of war), Orpheus (Greek mythological figure who retrieved his wife from the underworld), Dionysus (Greek god of wine), Hera (wife of Zeus in most Greek mythological traditions), Nidhogg (serpent that eats the roots of Yggdrasil in Norse mythology), and Harpies (mythological creatures with women's faces and vultures' bodies).

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    of 4

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

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

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


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

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

    4. 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 Dragon
    d. !A Horse

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

    6. 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

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


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

    8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
    under a long white cloud?
    a. Vanuatu
    b. Fiji
    c. !New Zealand
    d. Hawaii
    9. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
    a. Nymph
    b. Lilith
    c. Mermaids
    d. !Harpies

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

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

    2. 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. Hercules
    d. !Orpheus

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


    a. False
    b. !True
    7. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?
    a. Kohara
    b. Hina
    c. !039;Oro
    d. Mui

    8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

    10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


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

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


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

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

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

    4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

    6. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?


    a. Greek, Roman and Norse
    b. Greek and Chinese
    c. Roman and Spanish
    d. !Greek and Roman

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

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


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

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


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

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

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