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1. One October afternoon, as the rain was hammering down, a Child and Mother ran to take shelter. While they were waiting for the rain to stop, they started to ask each other questions.
"Child, do you know why you shouldn't stand under a tree during a thunderstorm?" asked the Mother.
"Why?" asked the Child
"Because you might be struck by lightning, dear."
"Lightning, what nonsense! Who's throwing the lightning mom?"
"Depends on who you are. There are many Gods that throw lightning, but the one I'm thinking of right now is the Greek God."
Do you know which Greek God the Mother is talking about?
2. "Mommy, can I ask you a question?" asked the Child.
"Go ahead dear. Although I probably won't know the answer anyway."
"Uh...okay. Well, I've heard lots and lots of stories about the lake monster in Scotland. I wanted to scare my friends, except that I forgot it's name-"
"Well, I won't know its name, but you can ask the dear people doing this quiz right now if they know!"
Do you know what the lake monster's name is?
3. "You know," said Mother. "There is another famous and well known monster that you could 'scare' your friends with."
"What is it mama?" asked the Child.
"I forgot its exact name, but I know that it is rumored to live in the Himalayas Mountains, and is often called the Abominable Snowman."
"I know! I know! But - but it doesn't look at all like a Snowman mama. Snowmen are white and cute!"
Do you know the snowman under discussion?
4. "Once upon a time in Ancient Greece," said the Mother, "there was a young lady named Persephone..."
"Was she pretty?" interrupted the Child.
"Yes... very. Anyway, Persephone was abducted by the God of the Underworld..."
"Who was he?" asked the Child.
Do you know who he was?
5. "You know daughter...I've heard a very scary myth that's actually based on fact," said the Mother.
"Do tell..." replied the Child curiously.
"This character was based on a true Countess who would kill hundreds of virgin girls and bathe in their blood to keep herself young." The countess was real; who was the literary character based on her?
6. "I like Indian mythology," mused the Child. "It is very interesting."
"Nah...I prefer Greek and Roman," answered the Mother.
"I'm sure you'll like Indian too. After all, their culture and history was as rich and old as Greek and Roman."
"I guess. Tell me a bit about it."
"No, I'll ask you a simple question."
"Fine."
"What of the following is a main branch of Hinduism?"
7. "You know which ancient civilization I particularly liked?" asked the Child.
"What?" said the Mother.
"I love the Aztecs, not because of their belief in human sacrifices, but because of the founding of their culture and their eventual downfall in the hands of the Spaniards."
"I agree that it is interesting," said the Mother. "But unlike you I find the sacrifices really horrible and atrocious. Which god did they do it for?"
"Virtually all of them!" said the Child.
Which of the following is an Aztec God?
8. "Mother, what is the Chimera?" asked the Child.
"Have you been watching those Tom Cruise movies again?" answered the Mother, frowning. "Because little girls like you shouldn't be watching that kind of movie."
"No mom, I promise I didn't. I was just wondering that's all. I mean... I read it in Harry Potter and was wondering: who actually killed the Chimera?"
Do you know?
9. "You know mother, in the hype surrounding the Ancient Greek and Roman gods, not many people know about the Ancient Asian ones, and there are so many!" mused the Child.
"Of course, but I can't really think of one at the moment," replied the Mother.
"I know one!" said the Child. "Who is the ruler of the Chinese gods (sort of like Zeus), called 'Heavenly Grandfather' by the children but more commonly known as 'The Jade Emperor'?"
10. "The rain has stopped," observed the Mother. "Let us ask one last question."
"Okay great! Let's make it easy shall we?" replied the Child.
"Of course. I'll ask the question though. According to legend, who was killed when his heel was shot with an arrow? This also gave rise to the expression: 'Achilles Heel'- ah ooops..."
"Easy mom! Easy! The answer is..."
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