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    1.

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

    2. 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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

    7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. !False
    b. True

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


    a. False
    b. !True

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

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

    2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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

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

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


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

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


    a. Vulcan
    b. !Hephaestus
    c. Dyntos
    d. Artagatus
    8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
    a. Nymph
    b. Lilith
    c. !Harpies
    d. Mermaids

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

    3. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
    a. Castor
    b. Odysseus
    c. !Jason
    d. Daedalus

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


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

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


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

    6. 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

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

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


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

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

    10. 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

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