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1. 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.

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


a. !True
b. False

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

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

10. 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. Hades
c. Ares
d. !Eris

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


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

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

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


a. !Paris
b. Helen
c. Hector
d. Pericles

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

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

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


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

8. 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. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

4. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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