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Mythology (Storytelling)

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Out of the melting ice came the first being of Ginnungagap - a giant named ________________

a)

Thor

b)

Ymir

c)

Surt

d)

Odin

2.

The first man and woman were named ______________ & ______________

a)

Santeer & Eldeer

b)

Gilmesh & Bala

c)

Rodra & Northee

d)

Ask & Embla

3.

What was Thor's "natural" element?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Fire

d)

Thunder

4.

Who is Odin's wife?

a)

Frigg

b)

Freya

c)

Freyr

d)

Hel

5.

Who is the Trickster and the God of Mischief

a)

Loki

b)

Thor

c)

Surt

d)

Hel

6.

Heimdall guards this rainbow bridge.

a)

Bifrost

b)

Nidavellir

c)

Ginungagap

d)

Valhalla

7.

Who is the god of war?

a)

Tyr

b)

Odin

c)

Fenris

d)

Loki

8.

These women take the souls of the honored dead from the battlefield.

a)

Nurses

b)

Valkyries

c)

Frigg and Freya

d)

Norns

9.

The rainbow bridge connects these two important realms.

a)

Asgard and Midgard

b)

Jotunheim and Alfheim

c)

Anaheim and Los Angeles

d)

Niflheim and Asgard

10.

6. The Norse believe in how many worlds?

a)

6

b)

1

c)

7

d)

9

11.

This feasting hall is where the noble warriors who died in battle go.

a)

Valkyries

b)

Valhalla

c)

Folkvang

d)

Helheim

12.

In the beginning was...

a)

the sun and the moon

b)

fire and ice

c)

mist and wind

d)

water and earth

13.

The end of creation is called...

a)

Yggdrasil

b)

Ratatoskr

c)

Hodr

d)

Ragnarok

14.

What killed Baldr?

a)

Holly

b)

Oak

c)

Nightshade

d)

Mistletoe

15.

What was the punishment given for plotting the death of Balder?

a)

Chained to rock and liver eaten by an eagle every day

b)

Required to endlessly push a rock up a hill

c)

Bound to rocks with snake venom dripping in the face

d)

Sent to dwell in the Underworld forever

16.

Who will blow the Gjallarhorn to gather the gods for battle?

a)

Thor

b)

Freya

c)

Heimdall

d)

Odin

17.

At Ragnarok, who will die in the battle between Odin and Fenrir?

a)

Odin

b)

Fenrir

c)

Both

d)

Neither

18.

Who will die in the battle between Thor and Jormungandr?

a)

Thor

b)

Jormungandr

c)

Both

d)

Neither

19.

How will Surtr at last destroy the world?

a)

fire

b)

poison

c)

flood

d)

ice

20.

According to Norse myth, human beings live in...

a)

Midgard

b)

Jotunheim

c)

Asgard

d)

Alfheim

21.

Ratatosk is the. . .

a)

deer who eats the bark of Yggdrasil.

b)

squirrel who carries insults and gossip.

c)

dwarf who created valuable objects for the gods.

d)

giant who tricked Thor and Loki with magic.

22.

Nidhogg is the . . .

a)

giant serpent who surrounds Midgard.

b)

raven who brings Odin news.

c)

Norn who rules over the past.

d)

dragon who bites the roots of Yggdrasil.

23.

In Norse mythology the realm of fire is . . .

a)

Muspelheim

b)

Niflheim

c)

Svartalfheim

d)

Helheim

24.

The builder asks for whose hand in marriage for building the wall?

a)

Freya

b)

Frigga

c)

Sif

d)

Thorra (really Thor in disguise)

25.

Fenrir bit off Tyr's...

a)

Tongue

b)

Hand

c)

Leg

d)

Toe

26.

Who/What do the gods allow to help the builder?

a)

No one

b)

His wife

c)

His horse

d)

His tiny son (who is really a giant)

27.

What did Odin give Mimir to gain knowledge?

a)

His eye

b)

His first son

c)

His sword

d)

His right hand

28.

How do the Norse gods stay immortal?

a)

Apples

b)

Figs

c)

Mead

d)

Axe (the body spray, not the weapon)

29.

Does the giant finish the wall?

a)

Yes

b)

Yes, but not in time

c)

No

d)

No, and he tears down what he built

30.

Who is Sleipnir's mommy?

a)

Frigg

b)

Freya

c)

Sif

d)

Loki

31.

Which Norse god is the most similar to Zeus in Greek Mythology?

a)

Baldur

b)

Ymir

c)

Odin

d)

Höd

32.

Yggdrasil is the proper name of the...

a)

World Tree

b)

Rainbow Bridge

c)

Home of the Aesir

d)

Home of the Dwarves

33.

The goddess most like the Norse goddess Freya in Greek Mythology is...

a)

Demeter

b)

Hecate

c)

Hera

d)

Aphrodite

34.

What winged creatures act as spies for Odin?

a)

owls

b)

ravens

c)

flies

d)

Valkyries

35.

What was Hela's requirement to bring back Baldr?

a)

Everything must weep for him

b)

Loki must be punished

c)

Fenrir must be set free

d)

Hodr must take his place

36.

Who was the best and most loved of the gods?

a)

Frey

b)

Tyr

c)

Baldr

d)

Hodr

37.

What was wrong with Mjolnir?

a)

The handle is too short

b)

The head is loose

c)

It is easily lost

d)

It can be shattered by magic

38.

What does Loki promise to give the dwarves if they win?

a)

The god's red gold

b)

The treasures of Asgard

c)

His head

d)

Thor's wife's hair

39.

Which of these is NOT something Thor did?

a)

Drank part of the ocean

b)

Rocked a bridal gown

c)

Pick up a cat

d)

Smash things with a hammer

40.

Which two gods are TECHNICALLY not Olympians?

a)

Hestia

b)

Hades

c)

Hera

d)

Poseidon

e)

Dionysus

41.

Athena became the patron of Athens by giving them...

a)

an olive tree

b)

really fast sail boats

c)

her shield

d)

a fountain

42.

King of the gods. As the god of thunder, he also controlled the weather.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

43.

The god of the sea. Second in power amongst the gods, and brother to Zeus.

a)

Hades

b)

Ares

c)

Apollo

d)

Poseidon

44.

The god of death and the Underworld. His wife is Persephone, whom he abducted.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Apollo

45.

The god of the sun, music and poetry. His daily task is driving the sun across the sky.

a)

Hermes

b)

Hades

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

46.

The god of war. He was bested by Heracles in battle and was almost killed by two giants!

a)

Hades

b)

Poseidon

c)

Zeus

d)

Ares

47.

The messenger god. Fastest of the gods, he often traveled long distances to deliver messages.

a)

Hermes

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

48.

The goddess of love and beauty. She was married to Hephaestus, but wanted to marry Ares.

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

d)

Demeter

49.

The goddess of harvest. She made the crops grow each year, and her daughter is Persephone.

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Demeter

d)

Aphrodite

50.

Queen of the gods. Protector of marriage. Zeus' wife. She was often jealous and mean.

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Persephone

d)

Aphrodite

51.

The goddess of wisdom, war and the arts. Zeus' favorite child, allowed to use his thunderbolt!

a)

Persephone

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athena

d)

Demeter

52.

Goddess of hunting, animals, and the moon. She is the twin sister of Apollo!

a)

Artemis

b)

Demeter

c)

Persephone

d)

Aphrodite

53.

God of fire, metalworking and sculpture. He made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus.

a)

Ares

b)

Apollo

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Zeus

54.

Who is Hector?

a)

The greatest of all Trojan warriors

b)

The greatest of all Mesopotamian warriors

c)

The greatest of all Greek warriors

d)

The greatest of all Persian warriors

55.

Achilles still refuses to fight. Patroclus puts on Achilles armor, fights the Trojans and dies. Who kills Patroclus?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hector

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Odysseus

56.
Who was Helen's husband?
a)
Paris
b)
Hector
c)
Agamemnon
d)
Menelaus
57.

Who is believed to be the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Homer

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

58.

What is the main setting of the Iliad?

a)

Paris

b)

Troy

c)

Rome

d)

Sparta

59.

Who is called "the most beautiful woman in the world?" When she runs off with Paris, she starts the Trojan War.

a)

Helen

b)

Frances

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Troy

60.

Psyche and Eros is a story about...

a)

Figuring out love with both your mind and your heart

b)

A man who learns to love an ugly woman

c)

Learning to keep in the middle (not too high and not too low)

d)

Humans tricking the gods

61.

Where can you find your Achilles tendon?

a)

On the back of your heel

b)

On the back of your hand

c)

On the back of your knee

d)

On the outside of your elbow

62.

Why does King Priam want his son's body returned to him?

a)

He doesn't want to let Achilles have his son's body.

b)

He wants a proper burial for his son.

c)

It's a trick to capture and punish Achilles.

d)

He wants to give his son's armor to another warrior

63.

Which three goddesses did Paris have to pick between in the "beauty contest?"

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Helen

64.

Who made Heracles (Hercules) go insane and kill his wife and children?

a)

Eurystheus

b)

Athena

c)

Hyppolyta

d)

Hera

65.

How many labors did Heracles (Hercules) famously accomplish?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

12

d)

50

66.

When the sailors ate lotus, they would...

a)

fight.

b)

stop caring about anything.

c)

turn into pigs.

d)

mutiny against Odysseus.

67.

The cyclops Odysseus faced was the son of

a)

Athena

b)

Circe

c)

Artemis

d)

Poseidon

68.

By bragging about his name to the Cyclops, Odysseus shows that he has the fatal flaw of...

a)

being afraid

b)

hunger

c)

pride

d)

jealousy

69.
The Charybdis was
a)
a whirlpool
b)
a mermaid
c)
a monster with many heads
d)
a siren
70.

Narcissus is famous for...

a)

falling in love with himself

b)

surviving a trip to the underworld

c)

being chased by Pan

d)

defeating a skeleton army

71.
She had twelve tentacles and six heads that stole men from their ships as they sailed by.
a)
Cyclops
b)
Calypso
c)
Scylla
d)
Penelope
72.

The Trojan Horse was made by...

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Trojans

c)

The Myrmidons

d)

The Gods

73.

Who is Odysseus's wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Patricia

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Persephone

74.

The woman who turns Odysseus's men into pigs is

a)

Calypso

b)

Circe

c)

Penelope

d)

Athena

75.

The woman who keeps Odysseus captive for 7 years is...

a)

Circe

b)

Calypso

c)

Cardi B

d)

Carmen

76.

How does Odysseus blind the cyclops?

a)

Gets him drunk and stabs him.

b)

Throws poison in his eye.

c)

Camera flash.

d)

Using his sheep.

77.

How does Penelope know Odysseus is truly her husband?

a)

He shaves his beard.

b)

He has a familiar tattoo.

c)

He knows about a secret door.

d)

He knows the bed cannot be moved.

78.

Which child did Rhea keep Cronos from swallowing?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Prometheus

c)

Penelope

d)

Zeus

79.

Who invented the labyrinth and made wings to escape an island?

a)

Dionysus

b)

Daedalus

c)

Athena

d)

Acropolis

80.

Which two boys didn't listen to their dads, flew too high and too low, and died?

a)

Icarus

b)

Phaeton

c)

Paris

d)

Bellerophon

81.

Who turned into a spider?

a)

Arachne

b)

Athena

c)

Atalanta

d)

Aphrodite

82.

Who lost a race because she was distracted by golden apples?

a)

Arachne

b)

Athena

c)

Atalanta

d)

Aphrodite

83.

Who opened a box and released evils into the world?

a)

Daedalus

b)

Midas

c)

Pandora

d)

Phoebus

84.

What is Midas famous for?

a)

Stealing fire from the gods

b)

Turning things to gold

c)

Killing Medusa

d)

Getting the Golden Fleece

85.

Who killed the minotaur?

a)

Theseus

b)

Hercules

c)

Ares

d)

Tartar sauce

e)

Jason

86.

Orpheus was a famous...

a)

Musician

b)

Artist

c)

King

d)

Soldier

87.

Hades agreed to let Eurydice leave the underworld as long as...

a)

Orpheus keeps playing the lyre

b)

Orpheus brings Persephone 6 pomegranate seeds

c)

Orpheus doesn't look behind him as he leaves

d)

Orpheus stays in her place.

88.

What were the Pyramids for?

a)

It's where the Pharaoh is buried

b)

It's a cemetery for Egyptian villages

c)

It's a temple - where they went to worship the gods

d)

It's a palace - where the Pharaoh and their family lived

89.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Eye of Ra

b)

Ankh

c)

Eye of Horus

d)

Agamotto

90.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Ra watching over everything

b)

Eternal life

c)

A god's power

d)

The pharaoh's ability to rule

91.

What is the name for the Egyptian afterlife/underworld?

a)

The Duat

b)

The Duet

c)

The Kuat

d)

The Nile

92.

What is the major river in Egypt called?

a)

The Danube

b)

The Amazon

c)

The Nile

d)

The Potomic

93.

Who is this?

a)

Apophis

b)

Horus

c)

Ammit

d)

Khufu

94.

Who is this?

a)

Horus

b)

Anubis

c)

Thoth

d)

Ra

95.

Who is the god on the ground?

a)

Nut

b)

Shu

c)

Geb

d)

Tefnut

96.

Who is this?

a)

Horus

b)

Ra

c)

Thoth

d)

Set

97.

Who is this?

a)

Hathor

b)

Apophis

c)

Bastet

d)

Ammit

98.

Which goddess is this?

a)

Bastet

b)

Isis

c)

Nephthys

d)

Hathor

99.

Who is this?

a)

Sekhmet

b)

Isis

c)

Tefnut

d)

Hathor

100.

Who is this?

a)

Hathor

b)

Ra

c)

Isis

d)

Nephthys

101.

Who is this?

a)

Nephthys

b)

Bastet

c)

Osiris

d)

Ma'at

102.

Who is this?

a)

Nephthys

b)

Ma'at

c)

Isis

d)

Nut

103.

Who is this?

a)

Hathor

b)

Osiris

c)

Set

d)

Horus

104.

Who is this?

a)

Anubis

b)

Horus

c)

Osiris

d)

Set

105.

Who is this?

a)

Horus

b)

Osiris

c)

Ra

d)

Sekhmet

106.

Who is this?

a)

Nephthys

b)

Nut

c)

Shu

d)

Isis

107.

Who is the guy in the middle?

a)

Geb

b)

Nut

c)

Shu

d)

Tefnut

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