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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animals travel with Thor's party?

2. What mark is branded onto the woman?

3. What happens to the first speaker at the end of the poem?

4. How many pieces of wisdom does Sigrdrifa impart?

5. What is the name of Hunding's kingdom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Gudrun after she gathered Sigurd's body?

2. What story does Gudrun tell to Thiodrek?

3. How does Oddrun react to finding Borgny in labor?

4. Why is it that Guthorm will not be blames for breaking the blood oath?

5. What is Herborg's tale of woe?

6. According to Sigrdrifa how can Sigurd avoid being charmed by another man's wife?

7. Name some of the girls' great feats before they came to live in Frodi's hall.

8. What does Gripir predict in regard to the prince's daughter?

9. What does Sigrun's maid think when she sees Helgi riding into his grave?

10. According to the Edda, what were Gudrun's feelings about Sigurd?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The stories of the widows at Sigurd's grave show clearly that it was common for people to have a great number of marriages. Having children in each marriage was also common. Discuss the reason for the large number of marriages. How did the marriages typically end? Were the marriages formal or based on an informal commitment? What would be an average number of marriages per person based on the information given?

Essay Topic 2

Odin often visited a Seeress for news of the underworld, the future, and the fate of all gods. Write an essay covering Odin's unquenchable thirst for knowledge or how the knowledge of the underworld was kept from someone as powerful as Odin.

Essay Topic 3

The Norse people were known as being great warriors that frequently went on long journeys. Discuss travel and how it affected the Norse lifestyle. What did families do when the master of the house was gone for many months? Did the women of the house have the same power? Did the women ever travel? What types of things took place on the journeys? Give an example from one of the Eddas.

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