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1. When was the play quot;Macbethquot; written?

a. 1628
b. 1605
c. 1723
d. !1606

2. What is the name of Broadway039;s first quot;longrunquot; musical?


a. Hamilton
b. !The Elves
c. Wicked
d. The Book of Mormon

3. Who wrote the lyrics for Leonard Bernstein039;s 1957 Brodway musical West Side
Story?
a. !Stephen Sondheim
b. Richard Rodgers
c. Oscar Hammerstein
d. Himself

4. How many plays is Shakespeare generally considered to have written?


a. 18
b. 25
c. 54
d. !37

5. In Macbeth, the eyes of what animals were used in the Witches039; cauldron?
a. !Newts
b. Squids
c. Humans
d. Sharks

6. Who serves as the speaker of the prologue in Shakespeare039;s Romeo and Juliet?
a. Montague
b. Refrain
c. Capulet
d. !Chorus

7. After England, more Shakespeare plays are set in this present day country than
in any other.
a. !Italy
b. United States
c. France
d. Greece

8. The protagonist039;s names in 039;Who039;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf039;, George


and Martha, were derived from George Washington and his wife.
a. False
b. !True
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. !Crete
c. Cyprus
d. Sicily

2. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Dragon
b. !A Horse
c. A Lion
d. A Tiger

3. Hera is god of...


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

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

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


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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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


a. Nymph
b. Lilith
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. 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.

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

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. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?


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

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


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

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


a. Meret
b. !Min
c. Mut
d. Menu
7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. !False
b. True

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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. Hades
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. !Eris

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