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1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?

a. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Demeter
d. Zeus

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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

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


a. !Harpies
b. Mermaids
c. Lilith
d. Nymph

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


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

8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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. Ares
c. !Eris
d. Artemis
10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. !Thanatos
b. Moros
c. Hades
d. Tartarus

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

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


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

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


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

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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

6. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


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

8. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Asmund
b. !Ask
c. Asger
d. Ake

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


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

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Ox
b. Horse
c. !Bull
d. Pig

1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Zeus
d. Demeter

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


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

3. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


a. !Jens
b. Loki
c. Tyr
d. Snotra

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


a. Demeter
b. !Dionysus
c. Hephaestus
d. Apollo
5. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. Pegasus
b. Minotaur
c. !Centaur
d. Gorgon

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

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


a. Mermaids
b. Nymph
c. Lilith
d. !Harpies

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


a. False
b. !True

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

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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