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

a. Tied to a boulder for eternity,


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

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


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

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

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


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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

8. 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

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

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Ox
c. !Bull
d. Horse

1. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Apollo
b. !Vulcan
c. Mercury
d. Jupiter

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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


a. False
b. !True

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

6. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
7. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. Clotho
b. Lachesis
c. !Narcissus
d. Atropos

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

9. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


a. Lilith
b. Nymph
c. !Harpies
d. Mermaids

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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


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

6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?


a. !Dionysus
b. Apollo
c. Demeter
d. Hephaestus

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


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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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


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

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