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The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It includes 10 multiple choice questions about subjects like the protector of Crete in Greek mythology (Talos), the punishment of Sisyphus in Greek mythology, and the animal Queen Pasiphae slept with to birth the Minotaur (a bull). The quiz also covers Norse, Roman, Egyptian, Algonquian, and Maori myths.

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The document appears to be a quiz on mythology from various cultures around the world. It includes 10 multiple choice questions about subjects like the protector of Crete in Greek mythology (Talos), the punishment of Sisyphus in Greek mythology, and the animal Queen Pasiphae slept with to birth the Minotaur (a bull). The quiz also covers Norse, Roman, Egyptian, Algonquian, and Maori myths.

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1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?

a. !Crete
b. Sicily
c. Cyprus
d. Sardinia

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


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

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


a. !True
b. False

4. Who was the Roman god of fire?


a. Mercury
b. Jupiter
c. !Vulcan
d. Apollo

5. Hera is god of...


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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

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

3. Hera is god of...


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

4. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

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

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


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

8. What is the name of the first human being in Norse mythology?


a. Ake
b. Asger
c. !Ask
d. Asmund

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

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

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