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

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

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


    a. False
    b. !True

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

    4. 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. Artemis
    b. Aphrodite
    c. Athena
    d. !Apollo

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

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


    a. True
    b. !False

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


    a. !True
    b. False

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


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

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


    a. !True
    b. False

    5. 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
    6. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
    a. !The Sea
    b. Fire
    c. War
    d. Sun

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


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

    8. 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. Hawaii
    d. Vanuatu

    9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

    10. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
    a. Asger
    b. !Ask
    c. Ake
    d. Asmund

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