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1. Who was the Roman god of fire?

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

2. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Athena
b. Ariel
c. Alana
d. !Ariadne

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. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

6. 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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

1. 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.

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


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

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

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

5. 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

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


a. Dyntos
b. Artagatus
c. Vulcan
d. !Hephaestus
7. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Anhur
b. !Set
c. Horus
d. Ra

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


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

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

1. 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.

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

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


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

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

5. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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