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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. Cyprus
b. Sardinia
c. !Crete
d. Sicily

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


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

3. Hera is god of...


a. Sea
b. Agriculture
c. !Marriage
d. War

4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

7. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?


a. !Centaur
b. Pegasus
c. Gorgon
d. Minotaur

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. Fiji
d. Hawaii

9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia

2. 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. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. !True
b. False

4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

5. Hera is god of...


a. War
b. Sea
c. Agriculture
d. !Marriage

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


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

7. 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

8. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. Demeter
b. Apollo
c. Hephaestus
d. !Dionysus

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

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

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

2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Jupiter
b. !Mars
c. Juno
d. Ares

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


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

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


a. War
b. Sun
c. !The Sea
d. Fire
5. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. !Dionysus
b. Demeter
c. Apollo
d. Hephaestus

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


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

7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Monkey
b. Crocodile
c. Wild dog
d. !Spider

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

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


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

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. !Eris
d. Ares

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