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

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

2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Ares
b. Artemis
c. !Athena
d. Apollo

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

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


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

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Asger
b. !Ask
c. Asmund
d. Ake

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


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

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. Sicily
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


a. !True
b. False

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

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


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

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


a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. !Hera
d. Hestia
8. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Dyntos
b. Artagatus
c. Vulcan
d. !Hephaestus

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

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


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

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Cyprus
b. Sicily
c. Sardinia
d. !Crete

2. 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. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.

3. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


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

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


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

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


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

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. !New Zealand
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. Hawaii

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


a. False
b. !True

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


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

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

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