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    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various mythological figures and stories from traditions including Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse, Japanese, African, and Indigenous New Zealand mythology. It covers gods/goddesses and their domains like Poseidon, Hera, Min, Janus, Anansi, and Aristaeus. Mythical creatures such as harpies and hippogriffs are mentioned. Famous myths involving figures like Sysiphus, Orpheus, and the Minotaur are also addressed.

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    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various mythological figures and stories from traditions including Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse, Japanese, African, and Indigenous New Zealand mythology. It covers gods/goddesses and their domains like Poseidon, Hera, Min, Janus, Anansi, and Aristaeus. Mythical creatures such as harpies and hippogriffs are mentioned. Famous myths involving figures like Sysiphus, Orpheus, and the Minotaur are also addressed.

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    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various mythological figures and stories from traditions including Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse, Japanese, African, and Indigenous New Zealand mythology. It covers gods/goddesses and their domains like Poseidon, Hera, Min, Janus, Anansi, and Aristaeus. Mythical creatures such as harpies and hippogriffs are mentioned. Famous myths involving figures like Sysiphus, Orpheus, and the Minotaur are also addressed.

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    1. Neptune039;s greek name was...

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

    2. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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


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

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


    a. True
    b. !False

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


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

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

    8. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


    a. !False
    b. True

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


    a. Mermaids
    b. Nymph
    c. Lilith
    d. !Harpies
    10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as
    cheese making and bee keeping.
    a. Cephisso
    b. Carme
    c. Autonoe
    d. !Aristaeus

    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. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a
    hill for eternity.
    d. To fell a tree that regenerated
    after every axe swing.

    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 Dragon
    b. A Tiger
    c. A Lion
    d. !A Horse

    3. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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

    8. 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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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


    a. False
    b. !True

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

    6. 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

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

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


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

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


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

    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. Ares
    c. !Eris
    d. Hades

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