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Mythological Creation Stories

Total questions: 122

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

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Class
Date
1.

In Greek myth, which primordial state existed before Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, and Nyx emerged?

a)

Chaos, a formless void

b)

Olympus, divine mountain

c)

Uranus, the sky god

d)

Cronus, a fearful titan

2.

Which act led to Cronus becoming ruler in Greek mythology?

a)

Imprisoning Titans

b)

Defeating Zeus

c)

Castrating Uranus

d)

Creating Cyclopes

3.

Who saved infant Zeus by giving Cronus a stone to swallow?

a)

Rhea, Zeus’ mother

b)

Hera, Zeus’ wife

c)

Demeter, harvest goddess

d)

Athena, war goddess

4.

What was the Titanomachy in Greek myth?

a)

Rise of the Cyclopes

b)

Creation of the cosmos

c)

Birth of first gods

d)

War of Olympians and Titans

5.

In Roman myth, which pair united to create Titans, Cyclopes, and Giants?

a)

Ops and Saturn

b)

Vesta and Neptune

c)

Terra and Caelus

d)

Juno and Jupiter

6.

What action did Saturn take to avoid a prophecy in Roman myth?

a)

Destroyed the Cyclopes

b)

Banished his sons

c)

Swallowed each child

d)

Hid on Mount Olympos

7.

Which Roman figure tricked Saturn to save Jupiter?

a)

Minerva, wisdom goddess

b)

Diana, moon goddess

c)

Juno, Jupiter’s queen

d)

Ops, Jupiter’s mother

8.

In Norse myth, what are Niflheim and Muspelheim?

a)

Titles of Odin’s ravens

b)

Realms of ice and fire

c)

Homes of dwarfs and elves

d)

Names for the nine worlds

9.

Who are the first humans shaped by the gods in Norse mythology?

a)

Bor and Bestla

b)

Ask and Embla

c)

Buri and Audhumla

d)

Freyr and Freyja

10.

Which world-tree connects the nine realms in Norse myth?

a)

Yggdrasil, cosmic tree

b)

Asgard, divine stronghold

c)

Helheim, land of dead

d)

Midgard, human realm

11.

In Philippine myth, what separated the sea and the sky at the beginning?

a)

A storm god

b)

A mighty earthquake

c)

A bamboo stalk

d)

A kite, a bird

12.

Which event in Philippine myth produced a man and a woman?

a)

Rising sea

b)

Nest-building

c)

Striking winds

d)

Pecked bamboo

13.

In Celtic myth, who are the first divine beings that emerged from the void?

a)

Tuatha Dé Danann

b)

Milesians

c)

Fomorians

d)

The Dagda

14.

Which shining god defeated Balor of the Evil Eye?

a)

Lugh, restorer of harmony

b)

Nuada, silver-handed king

c)

Brigid, healer and craft

d)

Aengus, youthful love

15.

In Egyptian myth, which watery darkness existed before creation?

a)

Duat, underworld

b)

Akhet, horizon

c)

Nun, endless waters

d)

Hapi, Nile flood

16.

Who created himself and brought light, forming Shu and Tefnut?

a)

Atum, sometimes Ra-Atum

b)

Osiris, lord of rebirth

c)

Ptah, craftsman god

d)

Amun, hidden one

17.

Which pair correctly matches the Greek god of war with his Roman counterpart?

a)

Ares and Mars

b)

Ares and Mercury

c)

Hermes and Mars

d)

Apollo and Mars

18.

Which deity is associated with love, beauty, and desire in Greco-Roman mythology?

a)

Athena/Minerva

b)

Aphrodite/Venus

c)

Hestia/Vesta

d)

Demeter/Ceres

19.

Athena, also known as Minerva, is primarily linked to which domains?

a)

Agriculture and grain

b)

Hearth and home

c)

Wine and revelry

d)

Wisdom and crafts

20.

Who serves as messenger of the gods and patron of commerce and travel?

a)

Apollo/Apollo

b)

Ares/Mars

c)

Hephaestus/Vulcan

d)

Hermes/Mercury

21.

Which deity pair presides over the hearth, home, and family?

a)

Hestia/Vesta

b)

Athena/Minerva

c)

Demeter/Ceres

d)

Dionysus/Bacchus

22.

Hephaestus, called Vulcan by Romans, is god of which field?

a)

Truth and order

b)

Fire and metalworking

c)

Love and desire

d)

Justice and war

23.

Which Norse figure is famed as trickster known for cunning and mischief?

a)

Loki

b)

Odin

c)

Tyr

d)

Balder

24.

Njord is primarily associated with which natural elements?

a)

Sea, wind, wealth

b)

Love, music, joy

c)

Hearth, home, family

d)

Thunder, sky, storms

25.

Which Philippine deity is named as the supreme creator?

a)

Mayari

b)

Bathala

c)

Apolaki

d)

Amanikable

26.

Mayari’s domains include which of the following?

a)

Moon and war

b)

Sun and war

c)

Sea and hunt

d)

Stars and travel

27.

Who among Philippine deities governs labor and good deeds?

a)

Idiyanale

b)

Tala

c)

Apolaki

d)

Bathala

28.

Which Celtic god is strongly linked to the sun, light, skills, and craftsmanship?

a)

Taranis

b)

Dagda

c)

Cernunnos

d)

Lugh

29.

Brigid is primarily associated with which domains?

a)

Chaos and storms

b)

Mummification and dead

c)

War and death

d)

Poetry and healing

30.

Taranis is most closely connected to which phenomenon?

a)

Wisdom and writing

b)

Sea and wealth

c)

Horses and travel

d)

Thunder and sky

31.

Which Celtic goddess oversees sovereignty and the land and gives Ireland its name?

a)

Ériu

b)

Brigid

c)

Morrígan

d)

Aengus

32.

Which Egyptian god is the sun deity and creator of all life?

a)

Ptah

b)

Osiris

c)

Ra

d)

Horus

33.

Set’s domains are best summarized as which of the following?

a)

Love and joy

b)

Writing and wisdom

c)

Truth and order

d)

Chaos and desert

34.

Which Egyptian goddess embodies love, music, and joy?

a)

Hathor

b)

Isis

c)

Bastet

d)

Sekhmet

35.

Bastet is best known as which type of goddess?

a)

Cat goddess of home

b)

Sky guardian of pharaoh

c)

Lioness goddess of war

d)

Creator god of craftsmen

36.

Ptah’s role in Egyptian belief is best described as which of the following?

a)

Cat goddess of protection

b)

God of chaos and desert

c)

Sun god creator of life

d)

Creator god of craftsmen

37.

Which goddess sprung fully formed from her father's forehead?

a)

Athena

b)

Tiamat

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Eve

38.

Which goddess sprung fully formed from her father's forehead?

a)

Athena

b)

Tiamat

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Eve

39.

A ______________ version of a myth is one that is rewritten by an individual who uses it to express personal perspectives and experiences.

a)

Working

b)

Rationalized

c)

Literary

d)

Popular

40.

According to Hesiod, "Chaos was first of all, but next appeared . . . "

a)

Tartarus

b)

Night

c)

Day

d)

Earth

41.

The term for a deity who is involved with human life is:

a)

Transcendent

b)

Immanent

c)

Paratactic

d)

Anthropomorphic

42.

In Enuma Elish, human beings are created primarily to 

a)

be caretakers of the newly created earth

b)

worship Marduk as their creator and lord

c)

become caretakers for all of the gods' temples

d)

demonstrate Marduk's mighty power

43.

demonstrate Marduk's mighty power

a)

God creates human only reluctantly

b)

there is no account of God's creating humans

c)

God creates Adam, and then Eve from Adam

d)

God creates male and female humans simultaneously

44.

Tiamat set out to destroy her grandchildren because

a)

they were too noisy/loud

b)

avenge Apsu

c)

Adopted evil for the gods who begot them

d)

she was murderous

45.

The fact that Snorri presents six different creation stories without much logical connection is an example of

a)

rationalization

b)

syntactical composition

c)

parataxis

d)

immanence

46.

At Ragnarok, Fenrir the wolf will devour:

a)

Odin

b)

Thor

c)

Midgard Serpent

d)

Tyr

47.

The Greeks blamed ________________ for the existence of evil and illness on earth.

a)

Pandora

b)

Hera

c)

Epimetheus

d)

Persephone

48.

As Hesiod sees it, the problems with the iron race do NOT include

a)

The need to work unceasingly

b)

envy and dishonesty among men

c)

premature old age and death

d)

having insufficient food and resources

49.

One reason we might consider God in Genesis transcendent is tha HE:

a)

speaks directly to Adam

b)

does not have a human body

c)

punishes Adam and Eve for their sins

d)

creates from nothing

50.

Marduk creates the world from

a)

nothing

b)

the leftovers from a previous world

c)

the waters of the Tigris River

d)

Tiamat's body

51.

There is evidence in our reading of Enuma Elish that Tiamat behaves like a

a)

monster

b)

mother

c)

goddess

d)

all of the above

52.

According to Third, All-Father's greatest achievement was

a)

creating heaven and earth

b)

creating man and giving him a "soul which will live and never die"

c)

ruling "over the whole of his kingdom

d)

Living "for ever and ever"

53.

The overwhelming characteristic of Gunnungagap was its

a)

rain

b)

fire

c)

ice

d)

grass

54.

What does the Gaia Hypothesis describe Earth as?

a)

A simple planet with diverse ecosystems.

b)

A complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil, forming a self-regulating system for life.

c)

A celestial body primarily composed of rock and molten core.

d)

A static environment that passively supports life.

55.

In Greek mythology, which group of beings was born from Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven)?

a)

The Olympians

b)

The Muses

c)

The Titans, Cyclops, and Hecatoncheires

d)

The Nymphs and Satyrs

56.

Why did Cronus swallow his children as they were born?

a)

He wanted to protect them from a prophecy.

b)

He feared they would overthrow him, just as he had overthrown his own father.

c)

He believed it would grant him eternal youth.

d)

He was following a divine command from Gaia.

57.

How did Zeus become the ruler of the Greek gods?

a)

He was chosen by the other Titans to lead them.

b)

He defeated his father Cronus and the Titans with the help of his siblings and the Hecatoncheires.

c)

He inherited the throne after Cronus willingly stepped down.

d)

He won a contest of strength against all other gods and Titans.

58.

In Norse mythology, what did the gods use to create the mountains and stones of the world?

a)

Ymir's flesh

b)

Ymir's blood

c)

Ymir's bones

d)

Ymir's skull

59.

From what materials were the first man, Ask, and the first woman, Embla, created?

a)

Clay and water

b)

A fallen ash tree and a fallen elm tree

c)

The blood of a giant

d)

Sparks from Muspel

60.

In the Babylonian creation myth, Enuma Elish, which two primordial deities combined to produce the first land?

a)

Anu and Ea

b)

Anshar and Kishar

c)

Apsu and Tiamat

d)

Marduk and Qingu

61.

According to the Enuma Elish, from what was humanity created?

a)

The tears of Marduk

b)

The blood of Tiamat's son, Qingu

c)

The flesh of Tiamat

d)

The breath of Ea

62.

What, according to the Greeks, existed before everything else?

a)

Titans

b)

Gaea

c)

Eros

d)

Chaos

63.

Who did Gaea have monstrous children with?

a)

Uranus

b)

Cronus

c)

Zeus

d)

Tartarus

64.

Gaea gave birth to two sons, the sky and the sea. What did she name them?

a)

Uranus and Pontus

b)

Poseidon and Zeus

c)

Ares and Persephone

d)

Tartarus and Eros

65.

What kind of monsters did Uranus and Gaea create and consider their children? (select all that apply)

a)

Cyclopes

b)

Hecatonchires - Hundred-Handed Giants

c)

Giant Sharks

d)

Man-Eating Birds

66.

What did Uranus do to the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handed Giants?

a)

He treated them with love and kindness

b)

He gave them control of the heavens

c)

He imprisoned them in the underworld

d)

He fought them to the death

67.

How did Gaea feel about her children being imprisoned in the underworld by Uranus?

a)

She was angry and wanted revenge

b)

She was happy and celebrated

c)

She was disappointed and upset

d)

She did not care too much

68.

What was the name of the first generation of immortal Greek Gods?

a)

Titans

b)

Olympians

c)

Chosen

d)

The Strong Ones

69.

Who was the youngest, but most clever Titan?

a)

Atlas

b)

Cronus

c)

Styx

d)

Prometheus

70.

Who helped Gaea enact her revenge on Uranus?

a)

Pontus

b)

Tartarus

c)

Cronus

d)

Eros

71.

Before science, myths were used to

a)

explain the unexplainable

b)

entertain children

c)

scare people

d)

educate other countries

72.

How did Cronus feel about his father, Uranus?

a)

He hated him and also wanted revenge

b)

He loved him and felt bad about hurting him

c)

He was loyal to his father and would never cause him harm

d)

He never knew his father

73.

The immortal being Tartarus represents

a)

The skies

b)

The sea

c)

The underworld

d)

Love

74.

Gaea represents

a)

Earth

b)

The sea

c)

The skies

d)

Space

75.

From a fear of being overthrown by his children (like he did to Uranus), what does Cronus do to his children?

a)

Throws them into the sea

b)

Eats them

c)

Imprisons them in the underworld

d)

Buries them in mother earth

76.

Which child does Cronus not eat?

a)

Demeter

b)

Hades

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

e)

Hera

77.

How does Zeus trick Cronus into returning his brothers and sisters to life after eating them?

a)

Feeds him a rock which make Cronus vomit them back up

b)

Sneaks Cronus a drugged drink which makes him vomit them back up

c)

Slices open Cronus' belly and frees them

d)

Cuts off his father's head and pulls them from his neck

78.

Zeus and the Olympians defeat Cronus and the Titans. Where does Zeus send the Titans who fought against him after their defeat?

a)

Under Mount Olympus

b)

To the Abyss (part of the underworld)

c)

To Erebus (the unknowable place where death dwells)

d)

Buries them in Mother Earth (Gaia)

79.

Who was the first wife of Zeus?

a)

Thetis

b)

Metis

c)

Minerva

d)

Hera

80.

Who comes up with the plan to make Cronus vomit up his children?

a)

Minerva

b)

Metis

c)

Thetis

d)

Rhea

81.

The first race of humans were

a)

strong and agile

b)

young and fragile

c)

old and frail

d)

weak and lonely

82.

It is the study of myths and the myths themselves, which are stories told as symbols of fundamental truths within societies having strong oral traditions.

a)

Folkore

b)

Legends

c)

Mythology

d)

Stories

83.

It includes the traditional elements of the way of life of a group of people and creative expressions developing naturally as part of this culture.

a)

Folkore

b)

Legends

c)

Mythology

d)

Stories

84.

This myth tends to be examples of primitive history; they contain a germ or seed of historical fact and enlarge upon it with great flourish.

a)

Fables

b)

Folktale or Fairy Tale

c)

Metric Tale

d)

Saga or Legend

85.

This myth tends to be examples of primitive fiction which is told for pleasure and amusement and may contain supernatural characters such as ghosts, elves, dwarfs, or demons and may often include elements of magic.

a)

Fables

b)

Folktale or Fairy Tale

c)

Metric Tale

d)

Saga or Legend

86.

These are collection of myths under the name of Aesop over 2,000 years ago in Greece.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

A Thousand & One Nights

c)

The Great Epics of the World

d)

The Panchantra

87.

This is also known as The Arabian Nights. This is a collection of stories and fables from Arabia, Egypt, India, and Persia that were compiled from oral tales that had been passed down through these cultures for generation.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

A Thousand & One Nights

c)

The Great Epics of the World

d)

The Panchantra

88.

This is also known as The Arabian Nights. This is a collection of stories and fables from Arabia, Egypt, India, and Persia that were compiled from oral tales that had been passed down through these cultures for generation.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

A Thousand & One Nights

c)

The Great Epics of the World

d)

The Panchantra

89.

This is one of the major sources of mythology and folklore which is a collection of existing epics of the different cultures.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

A Thousand & One Nights

c)

The Great Epics of the World

d)

The Panchantra

90.

This is one of the major sources of mythology and folklore which is a collection of existing epics of the different cultures.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

A Thousand & One Nights

c)

The Great Epics of the World

d)

The Panchantra

91.

This is one of the major sources of mythology and folklore which is a collection of existing epics of the different cultures.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

A Thousand & One Nights

c)

The Great Epics of the World

d)

The Panchantra

92.

This is a collection of fables which used to educate Indian princes into becoming wise kings.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

A Thousand & One Nights

c)

The Great Epics of the World

d)

The Panchantra

93.

These are the two complete works of Hesiod which became one of the major sources of mythology and folklore.

a)

Aesop’s Fables

b)

The Great Epics of the World

c)

The Poems of Hesiod

d)

The Panchantra

94.

This is one of the themes of myth where a creator deity brings into being the sun, mood, and stars, seas, and mountains and so on, along with deities that personify them.

a)

Creation

b)

Gods and Goddesses

c)

Heroic figures

d)

Journeys, quests, and trials

95.

This is one of the themes of myth where people are led by ideal beings who possess human characteristics and belongs to some social grouping.

a)

Creation

b)

Gods and Goddesses

c)

Heroic figures

d)

Journeys, quests, and trials

96.

This is one of the themes of myth involving semi-divine beings possessing superhuman powers through divine parentage.

a)

Creation

b)

Gods and Goddesses

c)

Heroic figures

d)

Journeys, quests, and trials

97.

This is one of the themes of myth involving beings that a heroic figure confronts and overcomes.

a)

Animals

b)

Gods and Goddesses

c)

Monsters and demons

d)

Journeys, quests, and trials

98.

This is one of the themes of myth involving wild creatures – predatory beasts or the elusive prey of hunters, or as helpful beings tamed by humans.

a)

Animals

b)

Monsters and demons

c)

Journeys, quests, and trials

d)

The underworld

99.

This is one of the themes of myth which involves associations with burial prompt, tales of gloom and terror of the unknown.

a)

Animals

b)

Monsters and demons

c)

Journeys, quests, and trials

d)

The underworld

100.

This is one of the themes of myth which brings mythological creatures into a number of situations where they prove their strength.

a)

Animals

b)

Monsters and demons

c)

Journeys, quests, and trials

d)

The underworld

101.

This is one of the themes of myth which involves some form of existence after death and takes as many different forms in mythologies as the culture from which they are drawn.

a)

Monsters and demons

b)

The afterlife

c)

The underworld

d)

Worlds destroyed

102.

In this theory, myths represent an early form of logical thinking.

a)

Allegorical Theory

b)

Euhemerism

c)

Naturalism

d)

Rationalism

103.

In this theory, myths are derived and can be traced back to certain words in the language.

a)

Allegorical Theory

b)

Etymological Theory

c)

Euhemerism

d)

Rationalism

104.

In this theory, myths contain hidden meanings which the narrative deliberately conceals or decodes.

a)

Allegorical Theory

b)

Etymological Theory

c)

Euhemerism

d)

Rationalism

105.

In this theory, myths are said to arise from historical events which were merely exaggerated.

a)

Allegorical Theory

b)

Etymological Theory

c)

Euhemerism

d)

Rationalism

106.

In this theory, myths are thought to arise from an attempt to explain natural phenomena.

a)

Diffusionism

b)

Evolutionism

c)

Naturalism

d)

Rationalism

107.

In this theory, myths are invented to accompany and explain religious ritual; they describe the significant events which have resulted in a particular ceremony.

a)

Diffusionism

b)

Evolutionism

c)

Freudism

d)

Ritualism

108.

In this theory, myths arose from a few major cultural centers and spread throughout the world.

a)

Diffusionism

b)

Evolutionism

c)

Freudism

d)

Structuralism

109.

In this theory, Sigmund Freud interpreted the dreams of his patients; he found great similarities between them and the ancient myths.

a)

Diffusionism

b)

Evolutionism

c)

Freudism

d)

Structuralism

110.

In this theory, myths contain very general ideas, themes, or motifs which are passed along from one generation to another.

a)

Diffusionism

b)

Evolutionism

c)

Jungian Archetypes

d)

Structuralism

111.

In this theory, all human behavior – the way we eat, dress, and speak is patterned into codes which have the characteristics of language.

a)

Diffusionism

b)

Evolutionism

c)

Jungian Archetypes

d)

Structuralism

112.

According to this theory, there are a multitude of factors which influence the origin and development of myths and that no single explanation will suffice.

a)

Diffusionism

b)

Evolutionism

c)

Historical-critical theory

d)

Structuralism

113.

A character in mythology representing beauty, goodness, and strength which usually appears in art, folklore, and literature.

a)

Dragons

b)

Jinni

c)

Troll

d)

Unicorn

114.

A character in mythology which are mythical creatures that appears in most ancient cultures and traditions.

a)

Dragons

b)

Jinni

c)

Troll

d)

Unicorn

115.

A character in mythology which are hostile creatures who lived inside dark caves in the mountains.

a)

Dragons

b)

Jinni

c)

Troll

d)

Unicorn

116.

A character in mythology which is a spirit from Arab and Muslim folklore that inhabits the earth and can assume human or animal form.

a)

Dragons

b)

Jinni

c)

Troll

d)

Unicorn

117.

A character in mythology which is a nine-headed serpent and one of the most hideous and ghastly monsters of Greek Mythology.

a)

Dragons

b)

Jinni

c)

Hydra

d)

Unicorn

118.

A character in mythology which is a huge fire-breathing monster that has the head of a lion, the body of a dragon, and the hind legs of a goat.

a)

Chimera

b)

Fenrir

c)

Hydra

d)

Oni

119.

A character in mythology which are monsters who lived in the mountains near the city of Arcadia in Greece. From the waist up, their bodies are human and their lower bodies and legs are in the form of a horse.

a)

Centaur

b)

Chimera

c)

Fenrir

d)

Oni

120.

A character in mythology which are large ferocious wolves with fierce yellow eyes and tremendous jaw.

a)

Centaur

b)

Chimera

c)

Fenrir

d)

Oni

121.

A character in mythology which are giant horned demons. They are said to have come to Japan from China with the arrival of Buddhism and Buddhist priest perform annual rites to expel them.

a)

Centaur

b)

Chimera

c)

Fenrir

d)

Oni

122.

A character in mythology which are supernatural beings who take the form of serpents.

a)

Centaur

b)

Chimera

c)

Fenrir

d)

Nagas