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Epic Poetry and Mythology from Around the World

Test your knowledge about great epic poems and their legendary heroes from various cultures.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Odyssey," what is the name of the goddess who helps Odysseus on his journey home?

  1. Athena
  2. Hera
  3. Aphrodite
  4. Artemis
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Iliad," what is the name of the Trojan prince who is killed by Achilles?

  1. Hector
  2. Paris
  3. Aeneas
  4. Priam
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Aeneid," what is the name of the Roman hero who travels to Italy to found a new city?

  1. Aeneas
  2. Romulus
  3. Remus
  4. Julius Caesar
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Mahabharata," what is the name of the god who is known as the preserver of the universe?

  1. Vishnu
  2. Shiva
  3. Brahma
  4. Indra
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Ramayana," what is the name of the demon king who is killed by Rama?

  1. Ravana
  2. Kumbhakarna
  3. Vibhishana
  4. Indrajit
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Epic of Gilgamesh," what is the name of the immortal hero who searches for the secret of eternal life?

  1. Gilgamesh
  2. Enkidu
  3. Utnapishtim
  4. Ishtar
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "Beowulf," what is the name of the monster that Beowulf kills?

  1. Grendel
  2. Grendel's Mother
  3. The Dragon
  4. Wiglaf
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Song of Roland," what is the name of the Christian knight who is killed by the Saracens?

  1. Roland
  2. Oliver
  3. Turpin
  4. Ganelon
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Cid," what is the name of the Spanish knight who is exiled from Castile?

  1. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
  2. Jimena Diaz
  3. King Alfonso VI
  4. Count Garcia Ordonez
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Nibelungenlied," what is the name of the hero who is killed by Siegfried?

  1. Siegfried
  2. Brunhild
  3. Gunther
  4. Hagen
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "Kalevala," what is the name of the hero who is born from a virgin?

  1. Vainamoinen
  2. Ilmarinen
  3. Lemminkainen
  4. Louhi
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha," what is the name of the Native American hero who is killed by Pau-Puk-Keewis?

  1. Hiawatha
  2. Pau-Puk-Keewis
  3. Nokomis
  4. Gitche Gumee
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Popol Vuh," what is the name of the Mayan god who creates the world?

  1. Hunahpu
  2. Xbalanque
  3. Tepeu
  4. Gucumatz
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the epic poem "The Epic of Sundiata," what is the name of the Mandinka hero who founds the Mali Empire?

  1. Sundiata Keita
  2. Soumaoro Kante
  3. Mansa Musa
  4. Askia Muhammad
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