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

a. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a


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

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

3. Hera is god of...


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

4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. !Nidhogg

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

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


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

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


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

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

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

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

1. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

2. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Bragi
c. Odin
d. Ymir

3. 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. !Apollo
c. Aphrodite
d. Athena

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


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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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. Artemis
b. Ares
c. !Eris
d. Hades

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

4. 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

5. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

6. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


a. !Janus
b. Vulcan
c. Mars
d. Juno

7. 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. False
b. !True

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

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


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

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


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

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