CLAS230 Classical Mythology
Department of Classics, Monmouth College

Sample Map/Geography Quiz for World Mythology

Part I MAP

Directions: Find each of the following ten places on the map provided. Click here for a sample map of the world.

GREECE / ROME / JERUSALEM / MESOPOTAMIA / ICELAND / UGANDA / NIGERIA / ZUNI / HOPI / NAVAJO

Part II GEOGRAPHY
Directions: Provide some significant information about each of the places in Part I. Relate each place to a specific mythic event or character connected with the study of important names in world mythology and with world myths of creation and destruction discussed  in  this course.

Here are some examples of appropriate answers:
Greece: The Greek flood story centers around the way the world was repopulated by Deucalion and Pyrrha. Important names include: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Zeus and Apollo

Jerusalem: The Hebrew flood story centers around Noah building the ark and savings pairs of every animal. Important names include the Bible, Yahweh and Noah.
 

List of Places and ID's you should know for the first quiz
List of Places and ID's you should know for the second quiz

This material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth College. If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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