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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Apples of Immortality" - "Hymir and Thor's Fishing Expedition".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Thor's mother?
(a) Ratatosk.
(b) Eir.
(c) Jord.
(d) Laufey.

2. What is the name of the dragon that lives in the ever-churning spring in the center of the dark world?
(a) Frilla.
(b) Nidhogg.
(c) Ratatosk.
(d) Hvergelmir.

3. How many doors does Valhalla have, according to the narrator in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) 630.
(b) 230.
(c) 150.
(d) 540.

4. What was the last of the six things gathered by the dwarfs in making Gleipnir?
(a) The sound of a bird.
(b) The whisper of a dragon.
(c) The footsteps of a cat.
(d) The spittle of a bird.

5. What gift had Hoenir given to humans, according to the narrator in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) Sanity.
(b) Lust.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Myths of the Norsemen?

2. Who were the dwarfs that made Thor his hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

3. Who is described as the watchman of the gods in "The Master Builder"?

4. What is the name of the void where the rivers of the mist flow in?

5. What does Hel name her bowl when she is led to the lightless world?

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