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

a. To fell a tree that regenerated


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

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

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


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

4. 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. False
b. !True

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


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

6. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False

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


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

9. 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. War amp; Learning
d. Power amp; Peace

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


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

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


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

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

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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. Juno
c. !Janus
d. Mars

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


a. True
b. !False
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True

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

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

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

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


a. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
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. Ares
b. Artemis
c. !Athena
d. Apollo

3. 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 Tiger
b. !A Horse
c. A Lion
d. A Dragon
4. Hera is god of...
a. Agriculture
b. !Marriage
c. War
d. Sea

5. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Artagatus
b. Vulcan
c. !Hephaestus
d. Dyntos

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

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


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

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


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

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

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

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