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

a. To fell a tree that regenerated


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

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


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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


a. False
b. !True

6. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. Daedalus
c. !Orpheus
d. Perseus

7. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

10. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. !Tree
b. Temple
c. Castle
d. Mountain

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. Sardinia
c. !Crete
d. Cyprus

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Mercury
b. !Vulcan
c. Jupiter
d. Apollo

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

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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


a. !Hera
b. Aphrodite
c. Hestia
d. Athena
7. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. Greek, Roman and Norse
c. Greek and Chinese
d. !Greek and Roman

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. !Tree
b. Mountain
c. Castle
d. Temple

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Asger
c. Asmund
d. Ake

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

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

3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


a. Enkimdu
b. Enki
c. !Enkidu
d. Enlil

4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. Daedalus
c. !Orpheus
d. Perseus
5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. !False
b. True

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


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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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

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