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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. Sicily
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia

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


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

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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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. Cephisso
d. Carme

1. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. False
b. !True

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 Horse
b. A Tiger
c. A Dragon
d. A Lion

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

4. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?


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

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 Tiger
b. !A Horse
c. A Lion
d. A Dragon

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

8. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. War amp; Learning
b. Power amp; Peace
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. !Thought amp; Memory

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


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

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


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

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