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1.

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 Tiger
d. A Lion

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

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


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

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

6. 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. !True
b. False

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

8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. !New Zealand
c. Fiji
d. Vanuatu
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. !Ask
b. Ake
c. Asger
d. Asmund

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


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

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia

2. 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. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.

3. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Zeus
c. Athena
d. Demeter

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

5. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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

8. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. !039;Oro
b. Mui
c. Kohara
d. Hina

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


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

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

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sardinia
b. !Crete
c. Sicily
d. Cyprus

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


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

3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
4. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Juno
b. Vulcan
c. Mars
d. !Janus

5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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


a. Meret
b. Menu
c. !Min
d. Mut

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


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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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