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1.

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

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


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

3. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. !Apollo
b. Aphrodite
c. Artemis
d. Athena

4. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

5. 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. Perseus
d. !Orpheus

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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

2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. Ceres
c. !Eris
d. Charon

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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


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

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


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

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

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. Vanuatu
d. Fiji

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


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

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


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

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


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

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


a. !Cucumbers
b. Soba
c. Nasu
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. War amp; Learning
c. Power amp; Peace
d. !Thought amp; Memory

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

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