Myth-Takes Quiz

  1. According to Norse myth,who transported heroes to the afterlife in Valhalla?

    Elves

    The Valkyries

    The French

    Defeated warriors

  2. Who is the Greek goddess of love?

    Mars

    Ares

    Aphrodite

    Athena

  3. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of commerce and the air, is perhaps best remembered for having:

    redicted the arrival of the Spaniards

    His fine clothing

    Loved gold above all else

    Defeated other nearby nations

  4. These men are characters in what ancient tale? Ajax, Menelaus, Hector, Achilles

    Epic of Gilgamesh

    The Argonautica

    The Iliad

    Egyptian Book of the Dead

  5. In ancient Egyptian mythology, Isis was mother to what god?

    Osiris

    Seth

    Thoth

    Horus

  6. Whose creation myth is this? An egg was the first thing in the void. Inside the egg was chaos. When the egg broke, the light, clear part of it floated up and formed the heavens, while the cold, turbid matter stayed below to form earth.

    Basque

    Chinese

    Ainu

    Mayan

  7. In Mesoamerican mythology, the eagle represents what?

    Rebirth

    The empire

    The Sun

    Fertility

  8. Romulus and Remus can be found in which mythology?

    Greek

    Celtic

    African

    Roman

  9. In Greek mythology, who were the Amazons?

    Ancient mariners

    A race of warrior women

    Daughters of Ares

    Rulers of Sparta

  10. Who was the chieftain of the Norse gods?

    Salder

    Kalpers

    Odin (or Woden)

    Perseus

  11. Poseidon, best known as the lord of the sea in Greek mythology, is credited with inventing:

    Sharks

    Swords

    Horses

    Kelp

  12. In ancient Sumerian mythology, the Anunnaki are:

    foreign invaders

    underworld gods

    Gauls

    Trojans

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