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

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

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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


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

9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. !Eris
b. Artemis
c. Ares
d. Hades

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

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. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.

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


a. False
b. !True

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

4. Hera is god of...


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

9. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.


a. !True
b. False

10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Nasu
b. !Cucumbers
c. Soba
d. Kabocha

1. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Lion
b. !A Horse
c. A Dragon
d. A Tiger

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

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. !Eris
d. Ceres

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


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

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. False
b. !True

6. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


a. !Min
b. Mut
c. Menu
d. Meret

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


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

8. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?


a. Clotho
b. Atropos
c. Lachesis
d. !Narcissus

9. 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

10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. Mermaids
b. Lilith
c. Nymph
d. !Harpies

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