MATH: Pset

1. 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 Horse
b. A Dragon
c. A Tiger
d. A Lion
2. 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. Aphrodite
c. Athena
d. Artemis
3. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. Hercules
c. !Orpheus
d. Daedalus
4. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. True
b. !False
5. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Horus
c. Anhur
d. Ra
6. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Pegasus
c. Minotaur
d. Gorgon
7. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. !Harpies
b. Mermaids
c. Lilith
d. Nymph
8. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Nasu
b. Soba
c. Kabocha
d. !Cucumbers
9. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. !Bull
c. Ox
d. Horse

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10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. !Aristaeus
c. Cephisso
d. Carme
1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Demeter
b. Athena
c. !Apollo
d. Zeus
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other things.
a. Ares
b. !Athena
c. Artemis
d. Apollo
3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. False
b. !True
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Odin
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?
a. Egyptian
b. !Norse
c. Greek
d. Hindu
6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Hephaestus
d. !Dionysus
7. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Ra
b. !Set
c. Horus
d. Anhur
8. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
d. Gorgon
9. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape of which
animal?
a. !Spider
b. Monkey

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c. Crocodile
d. Wild dog
10. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it under
a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. !New Zealand
c. Vanuatu
d. Hawaii
1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. False
b. !True
2. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. False
b. !True
3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. !True
b. False
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Bragi
b. !Nidhogg
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. !True
b. False
6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. Gorgon
b. Minotaur
c. Pegasus
d. !Centaur
8. 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. !Eris
c. Ares
d. Hades
9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?
a. Balder
b. !Loki
c. Thor
d. Odin
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Cephisso

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b. !Aristaeus
c. Autonoe
d. Carme

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