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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of Odin’s high seat that lets him see across the worlds?

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Hlidskjalf

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the name of the ship made from the dead’s fingernails?

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Naglfar

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what material forms Valhalla’s roof?

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Shields

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

According to Norse mythology, how many doors does Valhalla have?

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540

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what event are the einherjar destined to fight in?

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Ragnarök

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, which god is the father of the slain warriors in Valhalla?

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Odin

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, who rules the realm called Hel?

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Hel

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Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what river must the dead cross on the way to Hel?

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Gjöll

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, what is the name of the underworld where Izanami becomes its ruler?

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Yomi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what shape-shifting creature is traditionally described as a long-nosed mountain goblin?

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Tengu

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, which household spirit is said to bring prosperity while appearing as a child?

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Zashiki-warashi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Shinto, what is the Japanese term for a shrine priest?

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Kannushi

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

Which Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is traditionally dedicated to Amaterasu and regarded as Japan’s most sacred shrine?

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Ise Grand Shrine

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What Japanese term describes a ghost or spirit of someone who died with intense emotional attachment?

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Onryō

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what water-dwelling yōkai is said to have a dish-like depression on its head?

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Kappa

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Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What is the Shinto ritual of purification by washing or rinsing the body with water called?

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Misogi

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Confucianism And Taoism

Which Taoist classic is traditionally attributed to the philosopher Lie Yukou?

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Liezi

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Confucianism And Taoism

Which Confucian classic is traditionally linked to the historical divination system of 64 hexagrams?

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I Ching

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Confucianism And Taoism

Which Chinese dynasty first established imperial civil-service examinations on a lasting basis?

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Sui dynasty

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Confucianism And Taoism

Which Confucian thinker wrote the Mencius, a major text of Confucian philosophy?

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Mencius

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Confucianism And Taoism

Which early Chinese text is traditionally attributed to the philosopher Zhuangzi?

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Zhuangzi

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Confucianism And Taoism

Which Confucian virtue is commonly translated as “humaneness” or “benevolence”?

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Ren

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Confucianism And Taoism

What are the Four Books of Neo-Confucianism?

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Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects, Mencius

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Confucianism And Taoism

Which ruler made Confucianism the official state orthodoxy of Han China in 136 BCE?

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Emperor Wu of Han

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Confucianism And Taoism

In Taoism, what Chinese term describes action through non-forcing or effortless action?

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Wu wei

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

What black color symbolism linked Anubis to rebirth and the Nile?

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Fertile soil

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

Which Greco-Egyptian deity combined Anubis with the Greek god Hermes?

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Hermanubis

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

What material was the Anubis figure in Tutankhamun’s tomb primarily made from?

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Wood

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

Which Egyptian city was the main cult center of Anubis?

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Cynopolis

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

Which Egyptian funerary objects were magically animated to work for the deceased in the afterlife?

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Shabtis

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

Which Egyptian ritual was performed to restore a deceased person's senses for the afterlife?

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The Opening of the Mouth

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

What was the ancient Egyptian underworld or realm of the dead called?

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The Duat

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

What was the ideal afterlife paradise called in ancient Egyptian religion?

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The Field of Reeds

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Anubis And The Egyptian Afterlife

In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which god commonly records the result of the heart’s weighing?

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Thoth

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In the Greek myth of Perseus and Medusa, what magical item made Perseus invisible?

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Cap of invisibility

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, what protective emblem made from Medusa’s severed head is called a gorgoneion?

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Medusa’s head

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, who was the father of Pegasus and Chrysaor, the children born from Medusa?

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Poseidon

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, which goddess placed Medusa’s severed head on her protective aegis?

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Athena

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, what name is given to the three sisters who shared one eye and one tooth?

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The Graeae

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, what was the name of Medusa’s sister who was also immortal and associated with a far-reaching cry?

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Euryale

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, which warrior also emerged from Medusa’s body when Perseus cut off her head?

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Chrysaor

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Medusa And The Gorgons

In Greek mythology, what was the name of Medusa’s immortal sister who was known for exceptional strength?

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Stheno

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, what magical fetter binds the wolf Fenrir until the final battle?

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Gleipnir

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, which wolf swallows the Sun?

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Sköll

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

Which Old Norse poem gives the fullest poetic account of Ragnarok?

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Völuspá

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, what covers the earth before it rises renewed from the sea?

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Water

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology’s Ragnarok, what is the name of the field where the gods and giants fight?

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Vígríðr

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology's Ragnarok, which two gods kill each other in combat?

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Heimdall and Loki

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Ragnarok And The Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology, what is the Ragnarok ship made from the fingernails and toenails of the dead?

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Naglfar

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The Trojan War

In the Trojan War tradition, which Greek archer killed Paris, the prince of Troy?

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Philoctetes