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

a. Standing in a lake filled with


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

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

3. 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 Tiger
b. A Lion
c. A Dragon
d. !A Horse

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

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

6. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

7. 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

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


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

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. Ares
c. Artemis
d. Hades

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. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


a. !False
b. True

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

3. 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

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


a. !Jens
b. Loki
c. Tyr
d. Snotra
5. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?
a. Mut
b. Menu
c. !Min
d. Meret

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


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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