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Mythology Madness

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of pantheon?

a)

a set or group of gods/goddesses

b)

a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man

c)

a type of epic poem

d)

a person who can foretell the future

2.

Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpischore, Thalia, and Urania are the names of what figures from Greek mythology?

a)

the nine Muses

b)

the nine Fates

c)

the nine daughters of Hercules

d)

the nine rivers of Olympus

3.

Which mythology is the basis for the Magnus Chase series of books?

a)

Norse mythology

b)

Egyptian mythology

c)

Greek/Roman mythology

d)

Celtic mythology

4.

What is the name of the mythical monster who lives at the center of the Labyrinth--a giant maze designed by Daedalus?

a)

the Minotaur

b)

the Cyclops

c)

Charybdis

d)

Medusa

5.

In Celtic mythology, the Morrigan is a battle goddess made up of separate sections representing different styles of combat. How many sections?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

6.

What legendary fire-breathing female monster had a lion's head, a goat's body and a dragon's tail?

a)

the chimera

b)

the sphinx

c)

Cerberus

d)

the gryphon

7.

Which of these Egyptian gods/goddesses had the most control over the land of the dead?

a)

Osiris

b)

Ra

c)

Set

d)

Horus

8.

In Greek mythology, what was the purpose of the Trojan Horse?

a)

to help soldiers sneak into Troy

b)

a gift to win the heart of Aphrodite

c)

to help Odysseus ride past the witch Circe

d)

it was the special underwater horse of Poseidon

9.

This character is the hero of a book series by Kwame Mballa is based on both African American Folklore and West African gods:

a)

Tristan Strong

b)

Paola Santiago

c)

Zélie Adebola

d)

Aru Shah

10.

In Greek mythology who was kidnapped by Hades and made queen of the underworld?

a)

Persephone

b)

Pandora

c)

Hera

d)

Artemis

11.

In Hindu mythology, Shiva is known as:

a)

"the destroyer"

b)

"the preserver"

c)

"the creator"

d)

"the teacher"

12.

The Bul-Gae are creatures from Korean mythology that chase the sun and the moon, causing eclipses when they bite them. They are also known as:

a)

Fire Dogs

b)

Sky Cats

c)

Star Fish

d)

Sleepy Bears

13.

Which of these Norse gods is best known as a trickster who sometimes works with and sometimes against the other gods?

a)

Loki

b)

Freya

c)

Odin

d)

Thor

14.

Though his name Heracles (Hercules in Roman mythology) means "pride of Hera", Heracles's mother is actually the mortal Alcmene. His father is the god:

a)

Zeus

b)

Hermes

c)

Apollo

d)

Hades

15.

Percy Jackson's friend Annabeth Chase is the daughter of a mortal father and which goddess mother?

a)

Athena

b)

Artemis

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Hera

16.

In Greek mythology, Athena was born in what unusual way?

a)

She burst out of Zeus's forehead.

b)

She was chiseled out of enchanted stone by Hephaestus.

c)

She was found inside a golden bull.

d)

Hera grew her in a garden.

17.

The hero Gilgamesh is a major figure in which mythology?

a)

Mesopotamian mythology

b)

Egyptian mythology

c)

Celtic mythology

d)

Greek/Roman mythology

18.

In Aru Shah and the End of Time, Aru meets mythological figures who represent the seasons, and is surprised to learn that instead of 4, the Hindu calendar includes __ different seasons.

a)

6

b)

5

c)

3

d)

7

19.

In Celtic mythology, the kelpie is a (usually evil) water spirit that can take different forms, but is most often in the shape of a:

a)

horse

b)

alligator

c)

bear

d)

snake

20.

According to Chinese mythology, who is the creator of all mankind?

a)

Empress Wa

b)

the Monkey King

c)

the Jade Emperor

d)

Guanyin

21.

In Greek mythology, who was the god of dreams?

a)

Morpheus

b)

Pan

c)

Dionysus

d)

Hermes

22.

The names of many of the planets in our solar system come from what pantheon of gods?

a)

Roman

b)

Egyptian

c)

Mesopotamian

d)

Chinese

23.

According to legend, the Hindu god Krishna died from an arrow to the heel. What Greek hero died the same way?

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Hercules

d)

Perseus

24.

According to Norse legend, what animals pulled Thor's chariot across the sky?

a)

goats

b)

horses

c)

wolves

d)

lions

25.

In Greek mythology, Pandora notoriously opened a box releasing every evil into the world. What was left in the bottom of the box?

a)

hope

b)

death

c)

youth

d)

mercy (forgiveness)

26.

In Hispanic American folklore, what is the name of the woman who haunts waterways (especially rivers) searching for her lost children?

a)

La Llorona

b)

the Ditch Witch

c)

the Banshee

d)

La Cegua

27.

In Rebecca Roanhorse's book Race the Sun, Nizhoni and Mac Begay find out they may be the new version of the Hero Twins from which mythology?

a)

Navajo

b)

Egyptian

c)

Greek

d)

Hawaiian

28.

In Greek mythology, what was the hero Perseus most famous for?

a)

defeating Medusa

b)

capturing Pegasus

c)

flying too close to the sun

d)

escaping the cyclops

29.

In Greek/Roman mythology, the 12 Titans were children of:

a)

Uranus and Gaea

b)

Zeus and Hera

c)

Psyche and Eros

d)

Echo and Narcissus

30.

In Norse mythology, what is Yggdrasil?

a)

the sacred tree at the center of all creation

b)

the realm of the gods

c)

the wisest of giants

d)

a legendary sword