ENGL: Questions
1. 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. 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. Charon
b. Ceres
c. Dysnomia
d. !Eris
3. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
4. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the ash tree
Yggdrasil?
a. Odin
b. !Nidhogg
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
5. Which of these Roman gods doesn039;t have a counterpart in Greek mythology?
a. !Janus
b. Mars
c. Vulcan
d. Juno
6. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. Cow
b. !Bull
c. Horse
d. Eagle
7. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Vulcan
b. Artagatus
c. Dyntos
d. !Hephaestus
8. According to the Egyptian Myth of Osiris, who murdered Osiris?
a. Horus
b. Anhur
c. Ra
d. !Set
9. According to Japanese folklore, what is the favorite food of the Kappa.
a. Kabocha
b. Nasu
c. !Cucumbers
d. Soba
10. Who is a minor god that is protector and creator of various arts, such as cheese
making and bee keeping.
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a. !Aristaeus
b. Autonoe
c. Cephisso
d. Carme
1. What was the punishment for Sysiphus039;s craftiness?
a. To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
b. !Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
c. Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
d. Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. !Mars
b. Ares
c. Juno
d. Jupiter
3. 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 Dragon
c. A Tiger
d. A Lion
4. Who in Greek mythology, who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
a. Odysseus
b. Daedalus
c. !Jason
d. Castor
5. Who was the Roman god of fire?
a. Jupiter
b. !Vulcan
c. Apollo
d. Mercury
6. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for discord
on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Dysnomia
b. Charon
c. !Eris
d. Ceres
7. In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?
a. Demeter
b. Apollo
c. !Dionysus
d. Hephaestus
8. According to Greek Mythology, Atlas was an Olympian God.
a. True
b. !False
9. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?
a. Dyntos
b. Vulcan
c. Artagatus
d. !Hephaestus
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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. !Eris
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. Hades
1. Hera is god of...
a. Agriculture
b. !Marriage
c. Sea
d. War
2. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?
a. Enlil
b. Enkimdu
c. Enki
d. !Enkidu
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. Charon
d. Dysnomia
4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?
a. !Ariadne
b. Ariel
c. Athena
d. Alana
5. A minotaur is half human half what?
a. !Bull
b. Cow
c. Eagle
d. Horse
6. Which of the following is not one of the Greek Fates?
a. Lachesis
b. Atropos
c. Clotho
d. !Narcissus
7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.
a. True
b. !False
8. Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passageways.
a. !True
b. False
9. Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir?
a. Frigg
b. Thor
c. Balder
d. !Odin
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10. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur in
Greek Mythology?
a. Horse
b. Pig
c. !Bull
d. Ox
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