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Ngā Atua Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the Māori god of the sea .

a)

Hine-nui-te-pō

b)

Tangaroa

c)

Rongo

d)

Tāne

2.

Who is the god of war in Māori mythology?

a)

Tūmatauenga

b)

Rongo

c)

Hine-nui-te-pō

d)

Tāne Mahuta

3.

What role does Māui play in Māori legends?

a)

Māui is a god of agriculture and farming in Māori culture.

b)

Māui is a mythical creature that guards the ocean.

c)

Māui is a legendary warrior who leads armies in battle.

d)

Māui is a demigod known for his cleverness and heroic feats in Māori legends.

4.

Which god is often depicted with a fishhook in Māori stories?

a)

Tāne

b)

Tangaroa

c)

Rongo

d)

Māui

5.

Name a famous legend involving the demigod Māui.

a)

Māui fishing up the moon

b)

Māui slowing down the sun

c)

Māui creating fire

d)

Māui battling the ocean

6.

Which god is associated with the underworld in Māori beliefs?

a)

Māui

b)

Rongo

c)

Hine-nui-te-pō

d)

Tāne Mahuta

7.

What is the role of Tāne Mahuta in Māori mythology?

a)

Tāne Mahuta is the god of the sea.

b)

Tāne Mahuta is the god of war.

c)

Tāne Mahuta is the god of the underworld.

d)

Tāne Mahuta is the god of the forest and birds.

8.

Which Māori god is known for separating the sky and the earth?

a)

Tāne Mahuta

b)

Tangaroa

c)

Rongo

d)

Māui

9.

Which event is Māui credited with in Māori legends?

a)

Māui creating the stars

b)

Māui discovering fire

c)

Māui taming the wind

d)

Māui calming the storms

10.

Who is the god of wind and weather in Māori mythology?

a)

Ruaumoko

b)

Tāwhirimatea

c)

Tūmatauenga

d)

Rongomatane

11.

What is the name of the sun?

a)

Hone

b)

Tama-nui-te-rā

c)

Wiremu

d)

Tama

12.

Who is Papatuānuku?

a)

The God of War

b)

The God of Wind

c)

The Sky Father

d)

The Earth Mother

13.

Who is Ranginui?

a)

The Sky Father

b)

The God of Wind

c)

The Earth Mother

d)

Māui's father