Creation Myths Test

Instructions

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According to Hindu tradition, the world rests on the back of which animal?

Greek Creation Story

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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What did Kronos do to defeat his father?

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Who is the goddess of love and beauty, born from blood and semen mixing with sea foam?

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What did Rhea do to save her infant son, Zeus?

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What cycle reveals itself throughout the Greek creation myth?

Norse Creation Story

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Where do the first people live?

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Which did NOT exist at the beginning?

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Who is the father of all gaints?

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Who is killed to make the world?

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What feeds the eleven rivers?

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Who gave people will?

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Who is NOT a son of Bor?

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When will Surtr leave Muspell?

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The people were made from what?

Crash Course Videos

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Which of the following is an expression of the problem of infinite regress?

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Why did the ancient peoples create myths?

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Which phenomenon is explained in the Demeter myth?

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What archetype can be seen in the relationship between Tiamat and her children in the Babylonian creation myth?

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In the Chinese creation myth, P'an Ku is a...

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When P'an Ku died, what happened?

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Love (has golden wings)		Ouranos/Uranus
The Father Sky/Heaven		Night/Nyx
The darkness of death		Titans
A darkness with substance and no light		Hecatonchires
The depths of the sea		Pontus
The 100-handed, 50-headed monsters		Eros
A dark, abyss-like dungeon		Gaia (Ge)
Representations of the forces of Nature		Erebus
Mother Earth		Cyclopes
The one-eyed monsters		Tartarus

Creation Myths Test

According to Hindu tradition, the world rests on the back of which animal?

Greek Creation Story

What did Kronos do to defeat his father?

Who is the goddess of love and beauty, born from blood and semen mixing with sea foam?

What did Rhea do to save her infant son, Zeus?

What cycle reveals itself throughout the Greek creation myth?

Norse Creation Story

Where do the first people live?

Which did NOT exist at the beginning?

Who is the father of all gaints?

Who is killed to make the world?

What feeds the eleven rivers?

Who gave people will?

Who is NOT a son of Bor?

When will Surtr leave Muspell?

The people were made from what?

Crash Course Videos

Which of the following is an expression of the problem of infinite regress?

Why did the ancient peoples create myths?

Which phenomenon is explained in the Demeter myth?

What archetype can be seen in the relationship between Tiamat and her children in the Babylonian creation myth?

In the Chinese creation myth, P'an Ku is a...

When P'an Ku died, what happened?

Bonus: Draw the world turtle.

According to Hindu tradition, the world rests on the back of which animal?

Greek Creation Story

Match the following terms from the Greek creation story.

What did Kronos do to defeat his father?

Who is the goddess of love and beauty, born from blood and semen mixing with sea foam?

What did Rhea do to save her infant son, Zeus?

What cycle reveals itself throughout the Greek creation myth?

Norse Creation Story

Where do the first people live?

Which did NOT exist at the beginning?

Who is the father of all gaints?

Who is killed to make the world?

What feeds the eleven rivers?

Who gave people will?

Who is NOT a son of Bor?

When will Surtr leave Muspell?

The people were made from what?

Crash Course Videos

Which of the following is an expression of the problem of infinite regress?

Why did the ancient peoples create myths?

Which phenomenon is explained in the Demeter myth?

Why is mythology a complicated area of study? (Select ALL appropriate answers.)

What archetype can be seen in the relationship between Tiamat and her children in the Babylonian creation myth?

In the Chinese creation myth, P'an Ku is a...

When P'an Ku died, what happened?

Bonus: Draw the world turtle.