ENGL: Notes
1. Neptune039;s greek name was...
a. Zeus
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. !Poseidon
2. According to Norse mythology, Loki is a mother.
a. !True
b. False
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. !Nidhogg
d. Odin
4. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. Mars
b. Vulcan
c. Juno
d. !Janus
5. In Greek mythology, Hera is the goddess of harvest.
a. True
b. !False
6. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Anhur
b. Ra
c. Horus
d. !Set
7. The Roman god quot;Jupiterquot; was first known as quot;Zeusquot; to the Greeks.
a. False
b. !True
8. In African mythology, Anansi is a trickster and storyteller who takes the shape of which
animal?
a. Wild dog
b. Crocodile
c. Monkey
d. !Spider
9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Kabocha
b. Soba
c. Nasu
d. !Cucumbers
10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. War amp; Learning
c. Sleeping amp; Waking
d. Power amp; Peace
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1. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Juno
b. Ares
c. Jupiter
d. !Mars
2. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. !Jason
b. Odysseus
c. Castor
d. Daedalus
3. Hera is god of...
a. War
b. !Marriage
c. Sea
d. Agriculture
4. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Dysnomia
c. !Eris
d. Charon
5. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. !True
b. False
6. In Greek Mythology, who killed Achilles?
a. !Paris
b. Hector
c. Pericles
d. Helen
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Hephaestus
b. !Dionysus
c. Apollo
d. Demeter
8. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. !Bull
b. Horse
c. Cow
d. Eagle
9. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. True
b. !False
10. What immense structure is referred to in Norse Mythology as the Yggdrasil.
a. Temple
b. !Tree
c. Castle
d. Mountain
1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
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a. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
b. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
c. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
d. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
2. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. !Eris
c. Charon
d. Ceres
3. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.
a. False
b. !True
4. Which Greek amp; Roman god was known as the god of music, truth and prophecy,
healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more?
a. Artemis
b. Aphrodite
c. !Apollo
d. Athena
5. Which of the following is NOT a god in Norse Mythology.
a. Tyr
b. Snotra
c. Loki
d. !Jens
6. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Apollo
b. Hephaestus
c. Demeter
d. !Dionysus
7. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?
a. Aphrodite
b. !Hera
c. Athena
d. Hestia
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. False
b. !True
9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Kabocha
b. Nasu
c. !Cucumbers
d. Soba
10. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. !Thought amp; Memory
b. Sleeping amp; Waking
c. Power amp; Peace
d. War amp; Learning
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