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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?

a. !Mars
b. Ares
c. Juno
d. Jupiter

2. Who was the Roman god of fire?


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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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

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


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

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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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

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


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

2. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

4. A minotaur is half human half what?


a. Eagle
b. !Bull
c. Cow
d. Horse

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


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

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


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

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

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. Courage
b. Strength
c. !Victory
d. Honor

10. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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