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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Poem of Helgi Hundingsbani.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the first piece of wisdom refer?
(a) War.
(b) Guests.
(c) Gods.
(d) Women.

2. What is the name of the tree of life?
(a) Olympus.
(b) Verksgoord.
(c) Valhalla.
(d) Yggdrasill.

3. What happens to the first speaker at the end of the poem?
(a) He turns to stone.
(b) Thor kills the man with his hammer.
(c) The first speaker flies away.
(d) Loki captures the first speaker.

4. Which of the following items was not introduced by Thor?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Ale.
(d) Clouds.

5. With whom does the ferryman argue?
(a) Thor.
(b) Odin.
(c) Loki.
(d) Freyr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns Odin against making the journey?

2. Thor asks the other person to tell him about the otherworldly names of which of the following?

3. What is the name of the boy that took pity on the wizard?

4. With what is the woman bribed?

5. What is the name of the Swedish king?

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