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1
What is the fish or salmon associated with in Irish mythology?
Money
Marriage
Death
Knowledge
2
Baroque operas features Greek, Roman mythology and History?
True
False
3
In Greek mythology, what creature has the body of a human and the head of a bull?
Kraken
Cyclops
Hydra
Minotaur
4
10) The mythology of this European civilization may have been widely influenced by the gods of the Mesopotamians.
Norse
Greek
Chinese
Egypt
5
Thor originates from which mythology?
Greek
Mayan
Aztec
Norse
6
In Classical Greek Mythology, which of the following was NOT one of Artemis' domains?
The air and storms
Hunting and the wilds
Protection of young girls
Childbirth and midwifery
7
In Greek mythology, which God is the ruler of the sea?
Oceanus
Neptune
Triton
Poseidon
8
According to Greek Mythology, who created the world?
Mother Earth
Hades
God
Zeus
9
In Norse Mythology, which of the following actions is attributed to Loki?
Trade his fingers as part of a deal.
Give birth to an eight legged horse.
Dress up as Freya to marry a giant.
Steal Odin's eye.
10
Dragons appear in both European and ________ mythology.
Norse
Egyptian
Greek
Chinese
11
In Greek mythology, King Midas gained the power to turn everything that he touched into....
Silver
Chocolate
Gold
Diamond
12
Kissing under the mistletoe originated from which European mythology?
Roman
Norse
German
Greek
13
Spirit in Northern European mythology that torments and suffocates sleepers
Mara
Succubus
Incubus
Wendigo
14
What is the deadliest animal in European mythology?
Gods
Gorgon
Chimera
Basilisk
15
In European mythology, which is the archaic term for a supernatural being?
Gray
Blak
Blew
Wight
16
Which is
NOT
true about why Greek mythology was important to the people of that area?
Gods and goddesses controlled nature and were in the myths.
Myths explained why the world was the way it was.
Greeks were bored and needed stories around the camp fires.
Myths were written to explain something in nature.
17
Who is considered the father of the gods and goddesses in Greek mythology?
Plato
Zeus
Athena
Aristotle
18
In European mythology, which of these is an archaic term for a supernatural being?
Blak
Wight
Gray
Blew
19
What "ight" is supernatural entity in European mythology often depicted as a fairy-like creature or an ethereal entity?
Sprite
Sporophyte
20
What monster of Greek mythology possessed many heads, and would grow 2 more heads every time one of them was cut off?
Basilisk
Hydra
Kraken
Griffin
21
In Norse mythology, auroras were believed to be caused by the reflections of:
Waterfalls
Thunder gods
Shields of warriors
Spirits
22
Yale
a mythical beast found in European mythology & heraldry associated w/ British royal family; a personal symbol of?
Queen Padmae 11th century
Lady Margaret Beaufort 15th century
Queen Victoria 12th century
Lady Cornwall in the 13th century
23
Which European country had Greek mythology?
Georgia
Moldova
Greece
Macedonia
24
Which is a feature that Greek mythology inherited from Indo-European religion?
creation of humans from trees
slaying of the Leviathan
dominance of a sky-god
25
According to Greek mythology, who made the first humans?
Prometheus
Zeus
Icarus
26
Roman Mythology especially effected European...
Art
Politics
Government
Food
27
According to European mythology, Alberich is the king of what race?
Elves
Giants
Fairies
Dwarves
28
What is Cupid often depicted as in classical art and mythology?
A wise philosopher
A winged cherub with arrows
A playful jester
A mighty warrior with a sword
29
What does the unicorn traditionally symbolize in European mythology?
Destruction
Wisdom
Purity and chastity
Aggressiveness
30
In Greek mythology, who killed the Gorgon?
Perseus
Achiles
Chuck Norris
Hercules
31
According to Greek mythology, why was the world in chaos after it was created?
Monsters such as Titans roamed the earth
Humans went against the orders of the gods
There was no leader to guide the gods
The gods fought amongst themselves
32
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the godess of what?
War
Luck
Love
Speed
33
Native American is tribal mythology with European literary forms such as the novel or short story
True
False
34
The griffin from European mythology was part bird and part ___________________.
snake
lion
goat
dog
35
In Greek mythology, who was Zeus' wife?
Hera
Hestia
Artemis
Aphrodite
36
Flood myths appear only in Mesopotamian mythology and history.
False
True
37
Who is considered the father of the gods and goddesses in Greek mythology?
Plato
Athena
Zeus
Aristotle
38
In Irish mythology, a _____ , is a female spirit who announces the death of a family member.
banshee
kurgan
dolmen
tumuli
39
In Egyptian mythology, who is the god of the sun?
Thoth
Sobek
Isis
Ra
40
How is the dragon different in Chinese mythology than European?
No difference. Dragons are the same in both cultures.
European dragons were seen as the ancestors of king but not in China.
The Chinese dragon is considered good and powerful instead of evil.
The Chinese dragon is seen as weak instead of strong.
41
A fire-breathing reptilian creature, often depicted guarding treasures or battling knights in European mythology.
Wyvern
Basilisk
Hydra
Dragon
42
What being from European mythology inspired the Headless Horseman?
The Dwarf
The Pookah
The Banshee
The Dullahan
43
The evil companion of St Nicholas in central european mythology is named...
Krampus
Bumpus
Flumpus
Stonkus
44
from which european mythology do we get Jason and the argonauts?
Spanish
Greek
French
German
45
Which European country has the most widely known mythology?
Germany
Romania
Ukraine
Greece