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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures like Greek, Roman, Norse and others. The questions cover topics like gods/goddesses and their domains, mythical creatures, folklore and stories from different mythologies.

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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures like Greek, Roman, Norse and others. The questions cover topics like gods/goddesses and their domains, mythical creatures, folklore and stories from different mythologies.

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

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

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

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


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

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


    a. !False
    b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

    4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

    6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

    8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. !False
    b. True

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

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

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


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

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

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

    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. 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. Daedalus
    b. Perseus
    c. !Orpheus
    d. Hercules

    6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

    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. Ares
    d. !Eris

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


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

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