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This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of figures and stories from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian and Maori mythologies. It asks about gods/goddesses like Athena, Ares, Apollo, Janus, Hephaestus, Hera, Mars, Odin, Min and creatures/characters like the Minotaur, Harpies, Sleipnir, Sysiphus, the Hippogriff. Locations mentioned include Crete, New Zealand. Themes covered are battle strategies, marriage, reproduction, blacksmithing, victory, punishment.

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This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of figures and stories from Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian and Maori mythologies. It asks about gods/goddesses like Athena, Ares, Apollo, Janus, Hephaestus, Hera, Mars, Odin, Min and creatures/characters like the Minotaur, Harpies, Sleipnir, Sysiphus, the Hippogriff. Locations mentioned include Crete, New Zealand. Themes covered are battle strategies, marriage, reproduction, blacksmithing, victory, punishment.

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1.

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

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


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

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

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


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

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


a. !False
b. True

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


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

7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Vulcan
b. !Hephaestus
c. Dyntos
d. Artagatus

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

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


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

10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Power amp; Peace
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. War amp; Learning

1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus

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

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a woman.


a. False
b. !True

4. Hera is god of...


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

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


a. !True
b. False

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


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

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

6. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

8. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.


a. Castle
b. Mountain
c. !Tree
d. Temple

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. Hades
b. !Eris
c. Ares
d. Artemis

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

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