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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various mythological figures and stories from traditions including Greek, Norse, Egyptian and Native American mythology. It covers topics like the protector of Crete (Talos), gods like Mars, figures like Thor dressing as a woman, daughters of King Minos (Ariadne), Apollo's domains, the creature Nidhogg from Norse mythology, the minotaur being half human half bull, Set murdering Osiris, meanings of Odin's raven names (Thought and Memory), transforming into a Wendigo through cannibalism, Poseidon's Greek name, Hera's domain of marriage, Loki being a mother, Paris killing Achilles, Orpheus

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various mythological figures and stories from traditions including Greek, Norse, Egyptian and Native American mythology. It covers topics like the protector of Crete (Talos), gods like Mars, figures like Thor dressing as a woman, daughters of King Minos (Ariadne), Apollo's domains, the creature Nidhogg from Norse mythology, the minotaur being half human half bull, Set murdering Osiris, meanings of Odin's raven names (Thought and Memory), transforming into a Wendigo through cannibalism, Poseidon's Greek name, Hera's domain of marriage, Loki being a mother, Paris killing Achilles, Orpheus

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    1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

    a. !Crete
    b. Sardinia
    c. Sicily
    d. Cyprus

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

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


    a. !True
    b. False

    4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


    a. Alana
    b. !Ariadne
    c. Athena
    d. Ariel

    5. 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. !Apollo
    b. Artemis
    c. Athena
    d. Aphrodite

    6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

    7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

    2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


    a. Ares
    b. Apollo
    c. !Poseidon
    d. Zeus

    3. Hera is god of...


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

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


    a. False
    b. !True

    5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

    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. Hercules
    d. Perseus
    7. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
    a. !Jens
    b. Loki
    c. Tyr
    d. Snotra

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


    a. True
    b. !False

    9. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. True
    b. !False

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


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

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