Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Creation Myths

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal is part of the names of three of the four "first people" in the Popul Vuh?

a)

eagle

b)

jaguar

c)

serpent

d)

monkey

2.

In the Popul Vuh, why do the gods destroy the people made out of wood?

a)

They have no brains or hearts

b)

They disobey the gods

c)

They have no voices

d)

They think they are better than the gods

3.

Why do the gods in the Popul Vuh take away the humans' infinite sight?

a)

because the humans are ungrateful

b)

because the gods are afraid the humans will become too godlike

c)

because the humans are using this power for evil

d)

because the gods think they can give the humans something better than that

4.

In "Odin and Ymir," what were the first humans made from?

a)

ice

b)

logs

c)

mud

d)

milk

5.

Who is Ymir?

a)

the sun goddess

b)

Odin's son

c)

the first woman

d)

a frost-giant

6.

In "Odin and Ymir," whose body parts are used to create the earth?

a)

Odin's

b)

Ymir's

c)

Buri's

d)

the cow's

7.

Who made the animals before Prometheus created humans?

a)

Zeus

b)

Dionysus

c)

Epimetheus

d)

Kronos

8.

What gift did Prometheus give humans that enraged Zeus?

a)

immortality

b)

dominion over the earth

c)

divine wisdom

d)

fire

9.

Whom did the gods send to Epimetheus as a way of taking revenge on the humans?

a)

Pandora

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hermes

d)

Athena

10.

Which story or stories include mention of a flood that destroys most or all of the earth's population?

a)

Genesis

b)

the Popul Vuh

c)

"Odin and Ymir"

d)

"Prometheus and the First People"

e)

all of the above