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

3. Hera is god of...


a. Sea
b. !Marriage
c. Agriculture
d. War

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

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


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


a. Gorgon
b. Pegasus
c. !Centaur
d. Minotaur
9. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Castle
b. Temple
c. Mountain
d. !Tree

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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

5. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. !Apollo
d. Artemis

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


a. False
b. !True

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. Perseus
d. !Orpheus

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


a. Vulcan
b. !Hephaestus
c. Dyntos
d. Artagatus
5. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Horus
b. !Set
c. Anhur
d. Ra

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


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

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

8. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

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. Artemis
b. Hades
c. Ares
d. !Eris

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