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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?

a. Ares
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Juno

2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Castor
b. Daedalus
c. Odysseus
d. !Jason

3. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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


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

9. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. Vanuatu
c. Hawaii
d. !New Zealand
10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. !Harpies
c. Nymph
d. Lilith

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


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

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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


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

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Cow
b. Horse
c. !Bull
d. Eagle

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


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

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


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

8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. Power amp; Peace
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. War amp; Learning

9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Ake
b. Asger
c. !Ask
d. Asmund

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

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

2. 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. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

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

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

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. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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

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


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

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

10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
cheese making and bee keeping.
a. Autonoe
b. Carme
c. !Aristaeus
d. Cephisso

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