Quiz 1

A  torn to pieces by Loki’s army.

B  condemned to the bottom of the well in Midgard.

C  eaten by the wolf Fenrir.

D  forced to wade in rivers of serpent venom

A  Yggdrasil will be cut down by the wolf Fenrir, thus destroying the rainbow bridge.

B  a wolf will swallow the sun, and another wolf will seize the moon; then the stars will disappear

C  Loki will escape from his prison in the cave.

A  when the flood comes, the ark will be lifted above the clouds and kept safe.

B  if Noah keeps all the creatures inside the ark, the flood waters will recede in 40 days.

C  the ark must be put into the water in order to be tested first.

D  he will make a covenant with Noah, promising that all on the ark will be safe

A  angelic beings who fathered offspring by mating with human women

B  giants who were deformed descendants of Cain.

C  fallen angels who are given direct orders from Satan to corrupt mankind.

D  divine beings who try to protect the humans.

A  was completely destroyed by the Spanish.

B  was stolen by the Aztecs, who then claimed they invented the writing system themselves.

C  proves conclusively that the Mayans and Egyptians were once in contact.

D  can be traced through inscriptions on rocks and stelae as far back as 300-600 C.E.

A  Heart of Sky becomes alarmed when the manikins grow uglier and taller.

B  they lack blood and brains and cannot move at all.

C  they are physically undeveloped and have no memory of their creators

D  they try to steal creative power from Heart of Sky.

A  the quetzal feathers hid the sunlight and kept the world in darkness.

B  the sea and sky existed and were filled with living creatures, but there were no humans.

C  only the sky and sea existed; the primordial gods were in the dark, pooled waters.

D  nothing existed; then the Plumed Serpent created the primordial sea.

A  and was based on mathematical equations taken from the ancestors of the Inca.

B  which accurately predicted the date of the Spanish invasion of the Yucatan.

C  which was originally based on the lunar cycles but was later changed to a solar calendar by the Aztecs.

D  which was both linear and cyclical and consisted of three different “counts.”

A  wants to use his own mica to create a separate sky and his own personal constellations.

B  is envious, so he steals First Man’s mica and keeps it for himself.

C  becomes impatient, so he grabs some mica and just tosses it into the sky.

D  is angry that no one asked him to create any designs.

A  in the masks made to represent the Holy People, who brought the ears of corn to the Navajo.

B  in the sand paintings that show how the animals brought the sacred corn to the gods.

C  in the whorls and ridges of human fingerprints, which resemble tracks created by wind blowing across the desert sand.

D  when the wind blows across the cornfields, making the stalks of corn appear to come alive and walk.

A  Coyote tricks them into stealing each world’s resources, and then they are punished for it.

B  the North Wind warns the creatures in each world not to let the Air-Spirit People settle there.

C  they refuse to listen to the First Man and First Woman.

D  their behavior disrupts the balance and harmony in the lives of the creatures already there.

A  from Ymir’s fingernails.

B  from sprigs of moss taken from Nifelheim.

C  from two trees found near the seashore.

D  from two stones found at the bottom of the well in Midgard.

A  from Odin’s horse Sleipnir.

B  from the floods caused by the melting of Nifelheim.

C  from the angry giants.

D  from Loki, who had sworn to kill all mortals.

A  Odin used Ymir’s bones to create Ginnungagap.

B  nothing existed – there was only Ginnungagap, the void.

C  Ymir, the frost ogre, created Ginnungagap by sacrificing his cow, Audhumla.

D  Audhumla, The Nurturer, freed the first man from his frost prison.

A  that only Marduk will have eternal life, while the rest of the gods will age and die.

B  all of Tiamat’s remaining children will be sacrificed to him as a reward.

C  the city of Babylon will become Marduk’s private palace.

D  Marduk will be recognized as king of all the gods, and they will worship him.

A  is turned into a monster by Marduk, who is then able to defeat her.

B  originally represented the primeval goddess who, along with Apsu, created the first generation of gods.

C  used the power of her saltwater to drown Apsu and become the ruler of the gods.

D  created the universe and all the creatures by using her magic and mixing Apsu’s water with hers.

A  condemns the couple to starvation and exile in the desert, and tells Eve she will be childless.

B  sends Adam and Eve to solitary lives apart from one another, and tells them they will die alone.

C  tells Adam he must henceforth work to grow his own food until he dies and returns to dust.

A  Satan is the one who tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, and is then changed into a serpent by God.

B  Satan is not mentioned as being the serpent in disguise.

C  Satan changes one of his fallen angels into a serpent to tempt Adam and Eve.

D  Satan becomes a serpent in order to tempt Eve.

A  In Genesis, there is only a void – then God appears; in the Enuma Elish, the universe and all of the gods are present and have finished their creative work.

B  In Genesis, it is God who creates everything from the void in order to have company; in the Enuma Elish, it is the hero Marduk who uses magic to create the younger gods in order to use them as his army.

C  In Genesis, God creates the heavens, earth, creatures and forces of nature; in the Enuma Elish, the primary gods already exist and are connected to the forces of nature.

A  whose purpose is not limited to entertainment.

B  is to illustrate how primitive cultures used fantasy to understand their world.

C  is to teach and transmit religious doctrines and rituals.

D  whose significance vanished once civilizations progressed and the sciences were developed.