MATH: Test

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

a. !Enkidu
b. Enki
c. Enlil
d. Enkimdu
2. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Ymir
b. !Nidhogg
c. Odin
d. Bragi
3. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. War
b. Fire
c. Sun
d. !The Sea
4. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Perseus
b. !Orpheus
c. Daedalus
d. Hercules
5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. True
b. !False
6. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Eagle
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Cow
7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. !Victory
b. Honor
c. Courage
d. Strength
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
a. Carme
b. !Aristaeus
c. Autonoe

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1. What is the capital of Australia?
a. Sydney
b. Melbourne
c. Brisbane
d. !Canberra
2. Which of the following Arab countries does NOT have a flag containing only PanArab
colours?
a. !Qatar
b. Kuwait
c. Jordan
d. United Arab Emirates
3. What year is on the flag of the US state Wisconsin?
a. 1783
b. 1634
c. 1901
d. !1848
4. The Sonoran Desert is located in eastern Africa.
a. True
b. !False
5. Switzerland has four national languages, English being one of them.
a. !False
b. True
6. What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
a. Kelowna
b. Vancouver
c. Hope
d. !Victoria
7. What is the smallest country in the world?
a. Malta
b. Monaco
c. !Vatican City
d. Maldives
8. The two largest ethnic groups of Belgium are Flemish and Walloon.
a. False
b. !True
9. Only one country in the world starts with the letter Q.
a. !True
b. False
10. Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the
border of which two countries?
a. Israel and Jordan
b. Iraq and Saudi Arabia
c. Chad and Libya
d. !Egypt and Sudan
1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
c. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.

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d. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
2. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. !Poseidon
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. Zeus
3. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. !True
b. False
4. 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
5. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Horus
c. Anhur
d. Ra
6. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
7. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. !Tree
b. Mountain
c. Temple
d. Castle
8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and quot;Muninnquot;.
What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace
9. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
a. Moros
b. Tartarus
c. !Thanatos
d. Hades
10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. !Bull
b. Ox
c. Horse
d. Pig

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