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1.

This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. !Athena
b. Artemis
c. Apollo
d. Ares

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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

10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Ake
c. Asger
d. Asmund

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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


a. !True
b. False

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

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

7. 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

8. 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. War amp; Learning
d. Sleeping amp; Waking

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


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

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

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

2. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

5. 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. Daedalus
d. !Orpheus

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.


a. !Cucumbers
b. Kabocha
c. Soba
d. Nasu

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

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