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

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

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


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

6. 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. Perseus
d. !Orpheus

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


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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

10. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. !039;Oro
b. Kohara
c. Mui
d. Hina

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


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

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


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

3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True
4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Daedalus
b. !Orpheus
c. Perseus
d. Hercules

5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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. Autonoe
d. Carme

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