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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Oddrun?
(a) Gunnar's wife.
(b) Gudrun's sister.
(c) Atli's sister.
(d) Thiodrek's daughter.

2. Ottar and which other character have wagered foreign gold?
(a) Angantyr.
(b) Svanhild.
(c) Freyr.
(d) Hyndla.

3. Gudrun is, at first, unable to do which of the following after Sigurd dies?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cry.
(c) Walk.
(d) Fight.

4. What is wrong with the girl?
(a) Her mother just died.
(b) She's in labor.
(c) She has been poisoned.
(d) Her leg is broken.

5. In which direction does the sign of impending war appear?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

6. What item could prove Gudrun's innocence?
(a) Tea leaves.
(b) Song of the raven.
(c) Stones.
(d) Testimony from a lady in waiting.

7. Which of the following was not involved in the blood oath?
(a) Gunnar.
(b) Guthorm.
(c) Hogni.
(d) Sigurd.

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

9. What item is the maid asked to bring?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Cauldron.
(c) Broom.
(d) Ale.

10. Which is not amongst the slave girls' relatives?
(a) Idi.
(b) Knui.
(c) Hrungnir.
(d) Thiazi.

11. What gift does Gudrun give to each son?
(a) Sword.
(b) Healing ale.
(c) Shield.
(d) Mail coat.

12. Whose sons have caused harm to Brynhild?
(a) Gunnar's.
(b) Hogni's.
(c) Gudrun's.
(d) Giuki's.

13. In which country did the girls march?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) France.

14. Who is the first couple Rig encounters?
(a) Grandmother and Grandfather.
(b) Farmer and Wife.
(c) Great-grandmother and Great-grandfather.
(d) Mother and Father.

15. How many men did Atli lose in the battle?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 2/5.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 3/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gudrun's daughter?

2. What type of potion is given to Gudrun?

3. For how many years did the slave girls live underground?

4. The king bonds with which woman?

5. What is the name of the messenger sent to Gunnar's hall?

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