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

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

2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. Ares
c. !Mars
d. Jupiter

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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

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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


a. !039;Oro
b. Hina
c. Mui
d. Kohara
10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Asmund
b. Asger
c. Ake
d. !Ask

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

5. 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

6. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Horse
b. Eagle
c. Cow
d. !Bull
7. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Hestia
b. !Hera
c. Aphrodite
d. Athena

8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?


a. Anhur
b. Horus
c. !Set
d. Ra

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


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

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


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

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


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

2. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


a. False
b. !True

4. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
5. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Athena
b. Hestia
c. !Hera
d. Aphrodite

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


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

7. 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

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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


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

10. 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

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