1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Cyprus
c. Sardinia
d. Sicily
2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Apollo
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. !Athena
3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. !True
b. False
4. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Jupiter
b. Apollo
c. Mercury
d. !Vulcan
5. Hera is god of...
a. !Marriage
b. Sea
c. War
d. Agriculture
6. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. !Nidhogg
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
7. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Aphrodite
b. !Hera
c. Hestia
d. Athena
8. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. !True
b. False
9. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. Gorgon
b. Pegasus
c. Minotaur
d. !Centaur
10. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Roman and Spanish
b. !Greek and Roman
c. Greek and Chinese
d. Greek, Roman and Norse
1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. Standing in a lake filled with
water he could not drink.
b. Tied to a boulder for eternity,
being pecked by birds.
c. To fell a tree that regenerated
after every axe swing.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
hill for eternity.
2. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.
a. !True
b. False
3. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. !Jason
c. Odysseus
d. Castor
4. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. Charon
c. Ceres
d. !Eris
5. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. False
b. !True
6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Hephaestus
d. !Dionysus
7. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Eagle
b. Cow
c. Horse
d. !Bull
8. Which of these mythological creatures is said to be halfman and halfhorse?
a. !Centaur
b. Minotaur
c. Gorgon
d. Pegasus
9. What mythology did the god quot;Apolloquot; come from?
a. Greek and Chinese
b. Roman and Spanish
c. Greek, Roman and Norse
d. !Greek and Roman
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. Kabocha
c. Nasu
d. !Cucumbers
1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. !Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Ares
2. 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 Horse
b. A Tiger
c. A Lion
d. A Dragon
3. The greek god Poseidon was the god of what?
a. Fire
b. !The Sea
c. War
d. Sun
4. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Demeter
b. !Dionysus
c. Apollo
d. Hephaestus
5. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. !Set
b. Horus
c. Anhur
d. Ra
6. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. Clotho
b. Lachesis
c. !Narcissus
d. Atropos
7. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape
of which animal?
a. Crocodile
b. !Spider
c. Wild dog
d. Monkey
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
9. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?
a. Ake
b. !Ask
c. Asger
d. Asmund
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. Artemis
c. Hades
d. !Eris
