Mythology Study Help Quiz

1:  True or False: The story of Osiris is the only Egyptian myth of which a complete account exists.

a. True

b. False


2:  Which Babylonian god was "head of the gods?"

a. Anu

b. Ea

c. Marduk

d. Shamash

e. Ishtar


3:  Central to Babylonian mythology, who was two-thirds god and one third mortal?

a. Enkidu

b. Marduk

c. Enlil

d. Gilgamesh

e. Ninsun


4:  Of the prominent Babylonian gods, who is the only female?

a. Tiamat

b. Ninsun

c. Apsu

d. Ishtar


5:  True or False: Indian mythology and religion are strongly separated and should not be mixed.

a. True

b. False


6:  Within Indian mythology, the sun and moon are represented by

a. Kali and Agni.

b. Siva and Kali.

c. Soma and Savitar.

d. Devas and Asura.

e. Mitra and Varuna.


7:  According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman?

a. Rhea

b. Gaea

c. Pandora

d. Tethys

e. Mnemosyne


8:  The Olympian gods all have secondary names in which language?

a. Romanian

b. English

c. French

d. Greek

e. Latin


9:  Greek mythology is comprised primarily of heroes and

a. villains.

b. tragedies.

c. love stories.

d. histories.

e. legends.


10:  Many Roman gods were adaptations of _______ gods.

a. English

b. Indian

c. Greek

d. Egyptian

e. Norse


11:  The story of Aeneas, created by Vergil, is the subject of which epic poem?

a. The Odyssey

b. The Aeneid

c. The Iliad


12:  Unlike mythology in other cultures, Norse gods

a. all got along.

b. were the same as humans.

c. come in different supernatural races.

d. have the same types of powers.


13:  Several days are named after Norse gods, which of the following are not?

a. Wednesday

b. Saturday

c. Tuesday

d. Thursday

e. Friday


14:  According to Arthurian legends, at what age did Arthur become King of Britain?

a. 15

b. 16

c. 17

d. 18

e. 19


15:  The Knights of the Round Table are serving which holy realm?

a. Britain

b. Olympia

c. England

d. Heaven

e. Logres




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True or False: The story of Osiris is the only Egyptian myth of which a complete account exists.