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    1. The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various traditions. The questions cover topics like gods and goddesses from Greek, Roman, Norse and other mythologies as well as mythical creatures. Several questions confirm that Apollo was the only Greek god whose name did not change in Rome, that Thor once dressed as a woman in Norse mythology, and that Jupiter was originally known as Zeus to the Greeks.

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    1. The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various traditions. The questions cover topics like gods and goddesses from Greek, Roman, Norse and other mythologies as well as mythical creatures. Several questions confirm that Apollo was the only Greek god whose name did not change in Rome, that Thor once dressed as a woman in Norse mythology, and that Jupiter was originally known as Zeus to the Greeks.

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    1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?

    a. !Apollo
    b. Athena
    c. Demeter
    d. Zeus

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


    a. !True
    b. False

    3. Hera is god of...


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

    4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

    6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


    a. !Set
    b. Anhur
    c. Ra
    d. Horus

    7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
    a. False
    b. !True

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


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

    9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. !False
    b. True

    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. Ares
    b. !Eris
    c. Artemis
    d. Hades

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

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


    a. !True
    b. False

    3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

    4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
    Underworld.
    a. True
    b. !False

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

    7. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


    a. True
    b. !False

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


    a. Dyntos
    b. Vulcan
    c. !Hephaestus
    d. Artagatus
    9. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
    a. False
    b. !True

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


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

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


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

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


    a. False
    b. !True

    3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
    ash tree Yggdrasil?
    a. !Nidhogg
    b. Ymir
    c. Odin
    d. Bragi

    4. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?


    a. Vulcan
    b. Juno
    c. Mars
    d. !Janus

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


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

    6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

    9. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
    a. !True
    b. False

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


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

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