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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about mythological figures, creatures, and stories from various cultures around the world, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Japanese, African, and Polynesian myths. The questions cover topics like the gods and goddesses of different pantheons, magical beasts, and origin stories from mythologies globally.

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

    a. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.


    b. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
    c. !Participating in cannibalism.
    d. Performing a ritual involving murder.

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

    3. 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 Lion
    c. !A Horse
    d. A Tiger

    4. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.


    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. False
    b. !True

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


    a. !False
    b. True

    7. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

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

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


    a. False
    b. !True

    1. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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


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

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

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

    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. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


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

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


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

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


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

    9. 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

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

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

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

    3. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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


    a. !Cucumbers
    b. Kabocha
    c. Soba
    d. Nasu

    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. War amp; Learning
    c. Sleeping amp; Waking
    d. !Thought amp; Memory

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

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