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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. What word is defined as meaning "drill" in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) Rati.
(b) Hvergelmir.
(c) Bergelmir.
(d) Laufey.

2. What does Loki strike the eagle with in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) His hammer.
(b) His spear.
(c) His axe.
(d) His dagger.

3. Who is described as the comforter and goddess of marriages in Norse mythology?
(a) Niflheim.
(b) Frilla.
(c) Vor.
(d) Lofn.

4. What name do Odin, Ve, and Vili give to the man they create from the log?
(a) Frilla.
(b) Ratatosk.
(c) Ask.
(d) Bergelmir.

5. What is the name of Thor's belt of strength?
(a) Niflheim.
(b) Mjollnir.
(c) Megingjord.
(d) Ragnarok.

Short Answer Questions

1. What land to the south is described as the world of fire in the beginning of time in "Before the Beginning, and After"?

2. What is Gullinbursti?

3. What had Loki requested the gods place around the wall of Asgard in "The Apples of Immortality"?

4. How many doors does Valhalla have, according to the narrator in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

5. Who is Gerd's mother?

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