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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Whetting of Gudrun (Gudrunarhvot).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Lappish king's sons go to hunt?
(a) Freyr's Fjord.
(b) Willow Hollow.
(c) Wolfdale.
(d) Wolfbane.

2. How does Gudrun redeem herself?
(a) By drinking a truth telling potion.
(b) By promising to bear three sons.
(c) Gudrun does not redeem herself.
(d) By placing her hands in boiling water.

3. How many days does the battle last with Atli?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 day.

4. What type of potion is given to Gudrun?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Fertility.
(d) Forgetfulness.

5. The king bonds with which woman?
(a) Thora.
(b) Grimhild.
(c) Gudrun.
(d) Svava.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which country did the story begin?

2. Who became the stateliest of men?

3. Which of the Lappish king's sons is captured?

4. For how many days is Grimnir tortured?

5. Which of the following is not mentioned in this Edda?

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