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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures around the world, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, African, Japanese and Maori mythology. The questions cover topics like the punishment of Sisyphus, figures like Ariadne and Orpheus, gods like Zeus, Loki, Dionysus and Mars, and mythical creatures like minotaurs, harpies and kappa.

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about mythology from various cultures around the world, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, African, Japanese and Maori mythology. The questions cover topics like the punishment of Sisyphus, figures like Ariadne and Orpheus, gods like Zeus, Loki, Dionysus and Mars, and mythical creatures like minotaurs, harpies and kappa.

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    1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?

    a. Tied to a boulder for eternity,


    being pecked by birds.
    b. Standing in a lake filled with
    water he could not drink.
    c. To fell a tree that regenerated
    after every axe swing.
    d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
    hill for eternity.

    2. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


    a. !Ariadne
    b. Athena
    c. Alana
    d. Ariel

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


    a. False
    b. !True

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

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


    a. !False
    b. True

    6. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


    a. !False
    b. True

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

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


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

    9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

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


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

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


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

    4. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

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

    7. 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. Vanuatu
    d. Hawaii
    8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
    a. True
    b. !False

    9. 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

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


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

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

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

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


    a. !True
    b. False

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


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

    5. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?


    a. Pericles
    b. !Paris
    c. Hector
    d. Helen

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


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

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


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

    8. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.


    a. !False
    b. True

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


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

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


    a. False
    b. !True

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