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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lay of Atli (Atlakvida).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Atli blame for barring ships from entering the fjord?
(a) Ogress.
(b) Hiorvard.
(c) Svafnir.
(d) Giants.

2. Who does not share in the feast?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Gunnar .
(c) Hogni .
(d) Guthorm.

3. What surrounds the gift?
(a) Dragon teeth.
(b) Blood.
(c) Wolf hair.
(d) Raven feathers.

4. Why was Gunnar so angry with Sigurd.
(a) Sigurd broke a promise.
(b) Gunnar was jealous over Sigurd's horse.
(c) Sigurd stole away Gunnar's wife.
(d) Sigurd took all the glory from a bloody battle.

5. How many wives does Hiorvard have at the beginning of the Edda?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Atli's payment for his misdeeds?

2. Who is sent to spend the winter at King Svafnir's hall?

3. Who will supposedly be turned into stone at the harbor?

4. What is the name of the forest promised to Gunnar and Hogni?

5. Which character turns into a bird?

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