African Mythology & Folklore
Instructions: Explore the rich traditions, deities, and stories from across Africa
- 1.
Anansi, the trickster figure in West African folklore, takes the form of what creature?
AA crowBA spiderCA hareDA tortoise - 2.
In Yoruba mythology, who is the supreme creator god?
AOgunBShangoCOlodumareDEshu - 3.
Shango is the Yoruba god of what?
AAgricultureBThe seaCThunder and lightningDHealing - 4.
In Egyptian mythology, what creature is the Sphinx?
AA lion with a human headBA winged horseCA two-headed dogDA serpent with legs - 5.
The Dogon people of Mali have traditional stories about which star system?
ASiriusBOrionCPleiadesDPolaris - 6.
In many East African traditions, what is Nyame or Nzame?
AA river spiritBA harvest festivalCA warrior heroDThe supreme god or creator - 7.
The Zulu creation myth features which first man and woman?
AObatala and YemojaBMwari and NehandaCKintu and NambiDUnkulunkulu and Nomkhubulwane - 8.
Eshu (Elegba) in Yoruba tradition serves what role?
AGod of the seaBCreator of the earthCGod of warDMessenger between humans and gods, a trickster - 9.
In the Buganda creation myth from Uganda, who was the first man?
AMwindoBShakaCKintuDGikuyu - 10.
Yemoja (Yemanja) is a Yoruba deity associated with what?
AFireBThunderCRivers and the ocean (motherhood)DThe desert - 11.
The Mwindo Epic is a famous hero tale from which African people?
AAshantiBMaasaiCNyanga of CongoDZulu - 12.
Ogun is the Yoruba god of what?
AChildbirthBThe moonCIron, war, and laborDPoetry - 13.
In many African mythologies, the 'trickster' figure serves what purpose?
ATo teach moral lessons through cleverness and mischiefBTo cause pure evilCTo guard the underworldDTo predict the future - 14.
The Ashanti 'Golden Stool' is believed to contain the soul of what?
AThe Ashanti nationBThe ancestors' weaponsCThe forestDThe king - 15.
In San (Bushmen) mythology, /Kaggen is a trickster deity often associated with which creature?
AA hyenaBA lionCA mantisDAn eagle