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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

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

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

3. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.


a. !True
b. False

4. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


a. !True
b. False

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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

9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. !Victory
b. Strength
c. Courage
d. Honor

10. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?


a. Moros
b. Hades
c. Tartarus
d. !Thanatos

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


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

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Charon
c. Dysnomia
d. !Eris

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

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

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


a. !False
b. True

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

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

9. The Nike apparel and footwear brand takes it039;s name from the Greek goddess of
what?
a. Strength
b. !Victory
c. Courage
d. Honor

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


a. Frigg
b. !Odin
c. Thor
d. Balder

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