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1. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.

a. False
b. !True

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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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


a. !False
b. True

8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. True
b. !False

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


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

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

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


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

3. 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

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


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

5. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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. !True
b. False

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


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

6. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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

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


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

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