Quiz  /  Gods and Mythology

  • 1. 
    Which Maya god was the god of storms and caused a great flood when the Maya angered the gods?

  • Kukulcan
  • Itzamna
  • Chaac
  • Bolon Tzacab

  • 2. 
    Which Maya god was a powerful snake god who was the main god of the Itza people?

  • Bolon Tzacab
  • Chaac
  • Itzamna
  • Kukulcan

  • 3. 
    Which Maya god was the god of rain and lighting who wielded a lighting axe?

  • Chaac
  • Itzamna
  • Kukulcan
  • Bolon Tzacab

  • 4. 
    Which Maya god was the god of fire who created the Earth?

  • Chaac
  • Bolon Tzacab
  • Kukulcan
  • Itzamna

  • 5. 
    Who served as an intermediary between the people and the gods?

  • Women
  • Animals
  • Slaves
  • Kings

  • 6. 
    Which of the following was a duty of the Maya priests?

  • To work miracles
  • To avert famine, drought, and earthquakes
  • All of the above
  • To predict the future

  • 7. 
    According to the Maya, what people started out the afterlife in heaven?

  • Priests
  • People who did good works
  • Women who died in childbirth
  • The king

  • 8. 
    What large monuments did the Maya build for their gods?

  • Temples
  • Obelisks
  • Ziggurats
  • Pyramids

  • 9. 
    According to Maya mythology, what was man created from?

  • Maize
  • Water
  • Eagle bones
  • Clay

  • 10. 
    What year did the Maya predict that the world would come to an end?

  • 3150 BCE
  • 1000 CE
  • 2012 CE
  • 70 CE
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