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1.

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

2. 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

3. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?


a. !The Sea
b. War
c. Sun
d. Fire

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


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

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


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

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


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

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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

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


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

3. 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.

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

6. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Artemis
b. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. !Apollo
7. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. !Orpheus
c. Perseus
d. Daedalus

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

9. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


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

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

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


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

2. 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

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


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

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


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

5. 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

6. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Vanuatu
b. Hawaii
c. !New Zealand
d. Fiji

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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

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