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    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of figures and stories from Greek, Norse, and Mesopotamian mythologies. It asks about subjects like the protector of Crete (Talos), Loki's gender identity, the serpent that eats the roots of Yggdrasil (Nidhogg), who killed Achilles (Paris), and minor gods like Aristaeus the protector of cheesemaking and beekeeping.

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

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

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


    a. !True
    b. False

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

    4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

    5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


    a. !False
    b. True

    7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

    9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

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

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


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

    3. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


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

    5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


    a. True
    b. !False
    8. What is the name of the Greek god of peaceful deaths?
    a. !Thanatos
    b. Moros
    c. Tartarus
    d. Hades

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


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

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

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