Myth & Folklore - Final Exam

American Folklife Preservation Act

"...the history of the United States effectively demonstrates that building a strong nation does not require the sacrifice of cultural differences;"

Tlaloc

Aztec god was responsible for rain, agriculture, and storms

The stories of Ye Xian and Shaykh are considered to have the same themes as which Western tale?

Cinderella

From which Norse god's name did the word "Friday" derive from?

Frigg

turning invisible

Hades, lord of the dead, superpower

What did the Greeks believe caused volcanic eruptions?

Hephaestus working at his forge

minzokugaku

Japanese folklore studies

who was responsible for the initial imprisonment of the Greek Olympians

Kronos

What seminal tale did Dr. Jamie Tehrani trace, finding 35 different versions and a common ancestor over 2,600 years old?

Little Red Riding Hood

Tiamat

Mesopotamian god or goddess associated with pure villainy and evil

Trolls, dwarves, and elves

Norse mythologies

Niflheim

Norse realm that serves as an afterlife

What mythical location is notable in that Hitler sent Nazis to look for it?

Shambhala

Where is the cave where humans were created, according to Aztec myth?

Teotihuacan

urban legend shared by a teenager today example

Texting your address to a specific phone number gets you a check for $100.

old wives' tale

The bride should wear "something old, something new."

Chaos and Nyx

The first two beings in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, why do ravens have black feathers?

being burnt by a god's anger

The "City of Gold" called El Dorado

came about from early explorers watching native's sacred rituals

what perspective was most popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

comparativist

How did many European cultures interpret the existence of volcanos?

entrances to the underworld

okapi

example of a creature though to be a cryptid but whose existence has been verified

What real-world concern led to the urban legend warning people not to flash their lights at cars with their headlights off?

fears about gang violence

What is the primary difference between comparative religion and comparative mythology

focusing on sacred myths

cuneiform

form of writing needed to interpret written stories of Mesopotami

peach

fruit a follower of ancient Chinese myths would MOST associate with longevity

Why do people most likely believe in superstitions?

gaining a sense of control

Konohana, goddess of flowering trees

goddess that was believed to live in Mt. Fuji

what is the most common role played by serpents in world myths

guardian

Yucatan Peninsula

known for its many cenotes

Japanese

language that includes both syllabic and logographic writing styles

Cleopatra and Helen of Troy were damned to Hell due to committing which sin?

lust

tsuchinoko

name translated to "child of hammer"

What psychological phenomenon is most closely associated with extreme behaviors due to personal superstitions?

ocd

where did hte religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks take place

on top of their temples

What is the purpose of a Norse kenning?

poetically communicating ideas

The Norse and Egyptian religions are classified as which type?

polytheistic

Historical astrology

predicts and explain real-world astronomy

What type of myths would Alexander Eliot consider indigenous Canadian stories of how man was created; these people were regarded as having a special connection to the supernatural world

primitive

an example of something that is both a morpheme and a phoneme

pronoun "I"

folktales have elements of truth in them for what

providing valuable clues to the existence and locations of cryptids

Which pair of "domains" was the responsibility of one Aztec god or goddess, represents the common theme of duality of responsibilities in their pantheon

purification and filth

What form did centers of worship take for the Aztecs?

pyramid

What type of myth would Alexander Eliot consider stories of Buddha's transcendence?

sacred

which of the nine circles of Hell would an adulterer be punished?

second

eight major powers represented in the I Ching book

series of lines creating trigrams

what inspired modern Western folklore studies

the Industrial Revolution

In Aztec mythology, what is the sun created from?

the body of sacrificed gods

What was one responsibility of the Aztec goddess also known as "obsidian butterfly"

the souls of dead children

Christianity is NOT unique among Great Flood myths why?

the survivors knew the flood was coming ahead of time

what did the three treasures of the Japanese emperor represent

three primary virtues

Ground Afire

translation for the Indigenous American name for Death Valley

Polybius arcade game story

urban legend

whole words

what logographic writing scripts are based on

Mu

where the Naacal lived

Which creature would a cryptozoologist be MOST likely to study?

yeti

Which cryptozoological creature is humanoid in appearance?

yeti