Wgs294 Quiz 9

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

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

2. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.


a. False
b. !True

3. 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

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

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

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


a. True
b. !False

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


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

8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Ra
b. Anhur
c. Horus
d. !Set

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


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

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


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

1. 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 Tiger
b. !A Horse
c. A Dragon
d. A Lion

2. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?


a. Apollo
b. Poseidon
c. !Zeus
d. Hermes

3. 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. !True
b. False

4. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


a. Mut
b. Meret
c. !Min
d. Menu

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


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

6. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. Atropos
b. Clotho
c. Lachesis
d. !Narcissus

7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. Monkey
c. !Spider
d. Wild dog

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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

1. Hera is god of...


a. Sea
b. !Marriage
c. Agriculture
d. War

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


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

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

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

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


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

6. 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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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

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


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

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