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Greek and World Mythology Quiz

1. According to Greek mythology, Sysiphus's punishment for his craftiness was to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. 2. The Hippogriff has the front half of an eagle and the back half of a horse. 3. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of marriage.

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Greek and World Mythology Quiz

1. According to Greek mythology, Sysiphus's punishment for his craftiness was to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. 2. The Hippogriff has the front half of an eagle and the back half of a horse. 3. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of marriage.

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


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

2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Apollo
b. !Athena
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. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.


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

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


a. !False
b. True

6. A minotaur is half human half what?


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

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


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

8. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. !039;Oro
b. Hina
c. Kohara
d. Mui

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

10. Hel was the daughter of which Norse Mythological figure?


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

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

2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Daedalus
b. !Jason
c. Odysseus
d. Castor

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


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

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

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


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

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

7. Who is the god of war in Polynesian mythology?


a. !039;Oro
b. Kohara
c. Hina
d. Mui

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


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

9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?


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

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

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