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Mythology Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Beowulf is thought to be written by

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Homer

d)

An unknown, traveling Anglo-Saxon poet

2.

Who is King of the Danes and for what problem does he need help?

a)

Beowulf; a superiority complex

b)

Ecgtheow; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men

c)

Unferth; alcoholism

d)

Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate most of his men

3.

What was built by King Hrothgar and his men and is used for celebrating, sleeping and meeting?

a)

a funeral pyre

b)

a ship

c)

a mead hall

d)

a tower that can be seen by sailors

4.
Grendel caused problems for the Danes for
a)
a decade
b)
20 years
c)
one winter
d)
12 years
5.
Grendel is the descendant of what evil man?
a)
Hrothgar
b)
Cain
c)
Beowulf
d)
Hitler
6.

Why doesn't Beowulf use weapons against Grendel?

a)

He wants it to be a fair fight.

b)

This enhances Beowulf's hero status, and he wants to honor his king.

c)

He never uses weapons.

d)

He is allergic to the metal used.

7.

What mistake/sacrifice did Beowulf make?

a)

He waits too long in attacking and observing Grendel and loses a man.

b)

He tries using a sword to kill Grendel

c)

He brags about successfully defeating Grendel.

d)

He lets Grendel nearly rip Beowulf's arm off.

8.

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel, and what happens to Grendel?

a)

Beheads him with a magic sword, and he dies immediately

b)

Rips his arm off, and Grendel goes back to his lair and dies there

c)

His thanes ambush Grendel when he enters the mead hall and kill him

d)

Grendel is burned to death in his own fire

9.
To what/whom does Beowulf attribute his victory?
a)
His army of men
b)
God
c)
His father
d)
Zeus
10.

During the Anglo Saxon period, bragging was considered

a)

Overly prideful and rude

b)

Unacceptable in society

c)

Acceptable and even encouraged( as long as you could back it up)

d)

Poetic and beautiful

11.
Why do the Danes flee Herot at night?
a)
Grendel attacks at night
b)
Beowulf's men are planning to attack them
c)
King Hrothgar moves camp at night
d)
Grendel only attacks during the day
12.

A poetic synonym for a noun is called

a)

a kenning

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

allusion

13.

Why does Grendel attack Herot?

a)

The singing and happiness makes him angry and jealous.

b)

He has a grudge against Hrothgar.

c)

His mother orders him to attack.

d)

He is hungry and needs some lunch.

14.

What is the name of the place Beowulf came from?

a)

The promise land

b)

Land of the Geats

c)

Land of the monarchs

d)

The Herotland

15.

What was the name of the Mead Hall?

a)

Herot

b)

Bungalow

c)

Mead Hall

d)

House of the Danes

16.

Beowulf was known to have the strength of how many men?

a)

200

b)

10

c)

30

d)

50

17.

Who stayed loyal to Beowulf after he was defeated and killed the dragon?

a)

Wiglaf

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Grendel

d)

Alex

18.

What does Beowulf give Wiglaf after he is victorious?

a)

A heart worming speech

b)

Helmet and Necklace to deem him the new Beowulf of the Danes

c)

All of the Dragons treasure

d)

A high five

19.

Beowulf kills Grendel’s mother with ______________

a)

His bare hands

b)

His sword Hrunting

c)

Excalibur

d)

A magical sword made by giants

20.

Who distrusts Beowulf?

a)

Wealtheow

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Unferth

d)

Brecca

21.

. What two major works are attributed to Homer?

a)

The Odyssey and The Aeneid

b)

The Odyssey and The Iliad

c)

The Iliad and The Aeneid

d)

The Odyssey and Hercules

22.

" a long series of wanderings or adventures" is called..

a)

Epic

b)

Epic Hero

c)

Mythology

d)

Odyssey

23.

Who is the God of the sea?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Athena

d)

Poseidon

24.

Who is the king of all other gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Apollo

d)

Helios

25.

Who is the God of sun & light?

a)

Athena

b)

Apollo

c)

Artemis

d)

Poseidon

26.

Who is the Goddess of wisdom and war?

a)

Athena

b)

Ares

c)

Helena

d)

Hera

27.

"He is clever, Poseidon hates him, and Athena favors him" describes...

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Odysseus

d)

Telemachus

28.
What was Hercules' Greek name?
a)
Jercules
b)
Herculon
c)
Herculopolis
d)
Heracles
29.
Who was Hercules' father?
a)
Zeus
b)
Admetus
c)
Amphitryon
d)
Chiron
30.
What creatures did Hera send against Hercules when he was a baby?
a)
Furies
b)
snakes
c)
harpies
d)
scorpions
31.
Who made Hercules go insane?
a)
Chiron
b)
Hades
c)
Nessus
d)
Hera
32.
What did Hercules do while insane?
a)
killed Chiron
b)
married Hippolyta
c)
killed his family
d)
drank the hydra's poison
33.
Who was Hercules' first wife?
a)
Megara
b)
Alcmena
c)
Deianira
d)
Hippolyta
34.
To whom was Hercules made a slave?
a)
Apollo
b)
Diomedes
c)
Hades
d)
Eurystheus
35.
What creature had a hide which couldn't be pierced?
a)
Cerberus
b)
Nemean Lion
c)
Hind of Cerynia
d)
Lernean Hydra
36.
What creature would grow two heads in place of every single head that was cut off?
a)
Cerberus
b)
Hind of Cerynia
c)
Stymphalian Birds
d)
Lernean Hydra
37.
Who was fed to his own flesh-eating horses?
a)
Diomedes
b)
Geryon
c)
Hippolyta
d)
Augeus
38.
Who helped Hercules retrieve the golden apples of the Hesperides?
a)
Eurystheus
b)
Artemis
c)
Iolus
d)
Atlas
39.
What was the Hind of Cerynia?
a)
the guardian of the golden apples
b)
a deer sacred to Artemis
c)
an oracle
d)
Cerynia's big bottom
40.
Which opponent is described as having 3 bodies?
a)
Lernean Hydra
b)
Geryon
c)
Cerberus
d)
Hippolyta
41.
In which labor did Hercules divert a river?
a)
Apples of the Hesperides
b)
Cretan Bull
c)
Augean Stables
d)
Erymanthean Boar
42.
What did the Stymphalian Birds use to kill people?
a)
their beaks
b)
their claws
c)
their feathers
d)
their firey breath
43.
Who was Hippolyta?
a)
one of Hercules' wives
b)
the master of the flesh-eating mares
c)
the guardian of the golden apples
d)
queen of the Amazons
44.
What did Hercules take from Geryon?
a)
cattle
b)
gold
c)
his head
d)
a club
45.
What was the name of the centaur who kidnapped Hercules' wife?
a)
Admetus
b)
Chiron
c)
Charon
d)
Nessus
46.
What did Hercules' wife put on his cloak?
a)
feathers
b)
centaur's blood
c)
a potion of strength
d)
itching powder
47.

The Great war, which was the Trojan war because of:

a)

Paris' decision to have the most beautiful woman in the world

b)

Zeus' decision not to choose the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena and Aphrodite

c)

Eris, who was not invited in the wedding of Thetis and Peleus

d)

Hera's rebellion against her husband Zeus

48.

The mother of Achilles.

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Hera

c)

Thetis

d)

Athena

49.

The goddess of mischief or discord.

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Eris

d)

Thetis

50.

The king of Sparta.

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Achilles

c)

Paris

d)

Menelaus

51.

The greatest and the bravest of the Greek warriors.

a)

Odysseus

b)

Hector

c)

Paris

d)

Achilles

52.

This caused Achilles from going back to war with the Trojans.

a)

Patroclus was killed.

b)

Briseis, his prize, was taken by Agamemnon

c)

He did not want to die in that war as prophesied

d)

Scared of Apollo's punishment for the Greeks

53.

What caused Achilles to go back to the battlefields?

a)

the loss of Briseis

b)

the loss of his friend Patroclus

c)

the weakening Greek warriors

d)

the promise that he will be remembered forever

54.

Who killed Patroclus?

a)

Paris

b)

Agamemnon

c)

an unknown Trojan soldier

d)

Hector

55.

Who killed Hector?

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Menelaus

c)

Achilles

d)

Patroclus

56.

Where is the setting of the Iliad?

a)

Sparta

b)

Greece

c)

Troy

d)

None of the Above

57.

Who is the goddess causing problems with a golden apple?

a)

Ares

b)

Eris

c)

Thetis

d)

Hermes

58.

To whom did Paris give the golden apple?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Helen

59.
As the poem begins, the Trojan War has been going on for
a)
ten days
b)
nine years
c)
six months
d)
two weeks
e)
24- Hours
60.

Who is Odysseus?

a)

A monster.

b)

God of wine.

c)

God of the sun.

d)

A soldier and king of Ithaca.

61.

Who is Odysseus's son?

a)

Antinous

b)

Alcinous

c)

Telemachus

d)

Teletubby

62.

Who is Odysseus's wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Patricia

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Persephone

63.

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

a)

Circe

b)

Calypso

c)

Cardi B

d)

Carmen

64.

The woman who turns Odysseus's men into pigs is

a)

Calypso

b)

Circe

c)

Penelope

d)

Athena

65.

What is Odysseus doing when the reader meets him?

a)

Fighting

b)

Tricking the cyclops

c)

Gambling

d)

Crying on the beach

66.

Who ultimately makes Calypso release Odysseus?

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Circe

67.

How does Odysseus blind the cyclops?

a)

Gets him drunk and stabs him.

b)

Throws acid in his eye.

c)

Camera flash.

d)

He doesn't blind him.

68.
Odysseus tricked the cyclops by
a)
stealing his sheep
b)
drinking his wine
c)
telling him a false name
d)
hiding in his cave
69.
What is the name of the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men encounter?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Polyphemus
c)
Peter
d)
Polybus
70.
How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?
a)
Odysseus attaches his men to the underbelly of the sheep to escape when Polyphemus lets the sheep out of the cave
b)
Odysseus convinces Polyphemus to move the boulder away from the door for him
c)
They dig their way out under a pile of dung
d)
They are rescued by the other Cyclopes who hate Polyphemus
71.

How does Odysseus sneak back into his home on Ithaca

a)

He wears a mask.

b)

He never makes it to Ithaca.

c)

Zeus makes him invisible.

d)

Athena makes him look old.

72.

Who does Circe tell Odysseus he must go see and where?

a)

His son in Ithaca

b)

Teiresias in The Land of the Dead

c)

Zeus on Mount Olympus

d)

Athena in Athens

73.

What type of animals are the sirens?

a)

Half Women Half Bird

b)

Half woman half pig

c)

Half bird half horse

d)

Half bird half wolf

74.

What is the name of the six-headed, twelve tentacled monsters?

a)

Charybdis

b)

Polyphemus

c)

Scylla

d)

Scaryera

75.

What did the men eat that made them forget about home

a)

Helios's cows

b)

Circe's potion

c)

Lotus flowers

d)

Polyphemus's sheep milk

76.

What does Circe turn the men into

a)

Dragons

b)

Pigs

c)

Sheep

d)

Fish

77.

What is Charybdis

a)

A monster with six heads

b)

A giant whirlpool

c)

A sleepy horse that can talk

d)

A chicken with a man's head

78.

The challenge that Penelope sets out for the suitors involves

a)

Shooting an apple off the head of Telemachus

b)

Stringing the bow of Odysseus

c)

Stringing the bow and shooting it through the sockets of twelve ax heads

d)

Shooting a single arrow at an ax

79.

The man that's succeeds in the challenge that Penelope sets out before the suitors

a)

Gets to leave alive

b)

Gets to marry her

c)

Will be given the contents of the treasury

d)

Will be allowed to kill Odysseus

80.

How old was Telemachus when Odysseus left him

a)

An Infant

b)

20

c)

3

d)

5

81.

Norse mythology refers to what regions of the world?

a)

Italy and Greece

b)

England, Ireland, France, and Spain

c)

Scandinavian Countries

d)

Russia

82.

A more familiar word to describe "Norsemen" is

a)

Viking

b)

Raider

c)

Clansman

d)

Warrior

83.

Bifrost is ...

a)

The Land of Ice and cold

b)

Land of the Giants

c)

Rainbow bridge that connects the Asgard and Midgard

d)

Frost In 2 Summer Months

84.

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

a)

Odin

b)

Fenrir

c)

Both

d)

Neither

85.
Trickster and God of Mischief
a)
Loki
b)
Thor
c)
Surt
d)
Hel
86.

Heimdall guards what place?

a)

Bifrost

b)

Well of Urd

c)

Midgard

d)

Valhalla

87.
Women who claim the honored dead from the battlefield.
a)
Nurses
b)
Valkyries
c)
Kings
d)
Norns
88.

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

89.

Balder was known as

a)

the most beautiful of all gods

b)

the god of thunder

c)

the guardian of Bifrost

d)

the god of the underworld

90.

In Norse mythology, the gods live in

a)

Midgard

b)

Asgard

c)

Jotunheim

d)

Valhalla

91.

In Norse mythology, humans live in

a)

Midgard

b)

Asgard

c)

Jotunheim

d)

Valhalla

92.

With whom did Thor go fishing?

a)

Loki

b)

Hymir

c)

Odin

d)

Hamin

93.

What grabbed onto Thor’s bait?

a)

Nidhogg

b)

Jormungund

c)

Fafnir

d)

Fenrir

94.

God of magic, inspiration, battle and the dead, the ruler of the gods.

a)

Odin

b)

Loki

c)

Thor

d)

Freyr

95.

Sky, thunder, protector of law and the community with his mighty hammer

a)

Odin

b)

Loki

c)

Thor

d)

Freyr

96.

Odin’s son who died from Loki’s trick with mistletoe

a)

Freyja

b)

Valkyries

c)

Norns

d)

Balder

97.

Bound the wolf Fenrir but lost his right hand

a)

Tyr

b)

Heimdall

c)

Njord

d)

Ull

98.

Yggdrasil unifies...

a)

Midgard and Asgard

b)

Asgard and Jotunheim

c)

Midgard and Jotunheim

d)

All nine worlds

99.

What is the name of the hermaphroditic giant that was the first being to be created in Norse Mythology?

a)

Vili

b)

Bestla

c)

Muspell

d)

Ymir

100.
When Loki writhes in pain (suffering from Odin's punishment) what occurs?
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
tornados
d)
floods

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