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1.

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

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


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

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. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. Sun
b. War
c. !The Sea
d. Fire

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

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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


a. Balder
b. Frigg
c. Thor
d. !Odin
10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Odin
b. !Loki
c. Balder
d. Thor

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


a. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
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. Ares
b. Artemis
c. !Athena
d. Apollo

3. 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 Lion
d. A Dragon

4. Hera is god of...


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

5. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Artagatus
b. Vulcan
c. !Hephaestus
d. Dyntos

6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. Vanuatu
c. !New Zealand
d. Hawaii
7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Temple
b. Castle
c. !Tree
d. Mountain

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


a. Asmund
b. Ake
c. Asger
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. !Eris
b. Ares
c. Hades
d. Artemis

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso
b. Carme
c. Autonoe
d. !Aristaeus

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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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


a. False
b. !True

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

6. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. !Bull
b. Horse
c. Cow
d. Eagle

7. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


a. !False
b. True

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

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


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

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. !Aristaeus
b. Cephisso
c. Carme
d. Autonoe

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