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1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?

a. Athena
b. !Apollo
c. Demeter
d. Zeus

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

8. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Hawaii
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. !New Zealand

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


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

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. !Eris
d. Ares

1. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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

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. Athena
c. Aphrodite
d. !Apollo

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


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

6. 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
7. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

6. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

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

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

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