ECO210 Chapter Summary 9

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

a. !True
b. False

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


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

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

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


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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

8. 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

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


a. !Harpies
b. Lilith
c. Nymph
d. Mermaids
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Odin
b. Balder
c. !Loki
d. Thor

1. 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.

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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

5. 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. !Apollo
c. Artemis
d. Aphrodite

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

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

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. Ares
d. Artemis

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


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

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