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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?

a. Juno
b. Jupiter
c. Ares
d. !Mars

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


a. !True
b. False

3. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. !Ariadne
b. Ariel
c. Alana
d. Athena

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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


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

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

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Ox
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Pig

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

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


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

3. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


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

5. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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. !Thought amp; Memory
c. Power amp; Peace
d. War amp; Learning

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. Horse
c. Ox
d. !Bull

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