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The document consists of a series of quiz questions related to mythology from various cultures, including Roman, Greek, Japanese, and Norse. Each question presents multiple-choice answers, with the correct answer indicated by an exclamation mark. Topics covered include gods and goddesses, mythological figures, and folklore beliefs.

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The document consists of a series of quiz questions related to mythology from various cultures, including Roman, Greek, Japanese, and Norse. Each question presents multiple-choice answers, with the correct answer indicated by an exclamation mark. Topics covered include gods and goddesses, mythological figures, and folklore beliefs.

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1. Who was the Roman god of fire?

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

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


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

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


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

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


a. False
b. !True

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

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


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

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


a. True
b. !False

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. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. Hawaii
10. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Soba
b. !Cucumbers
c. Kabocha
d. Nasu

1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


a. Excessive mutilation of animal
corpses.
b. Performing a ritual involving
murder.
c. Drinking the blood of many slain
animals.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Charon
b. !Eris
c. Dysnomia
d. Ceres

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


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

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

5. 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. !True
b. False

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

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


a. !Jens
b. Snotra
c. Loki
d. Tyr
8. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Hephaestus
d. !Dionysus

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


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

10. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?
a. !Harpies
b. Lilith
c. Mermaids
d. Nymph

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

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

3. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. !Eris
c. Dysnomia
d. Charon

4. Who was the King of Gods in Ancient Greek mythology?


a. Hermes
b. !Zeus
c. Poseidon
d. Apollo
5. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Hephaestus
d. !Dionysus

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


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

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

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