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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stranger turn out to be in "The Master Builder"?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A mountain giant.
(c) A witch.
(d) A bridge troll.

2. Who are the beautiful battle-maidens who collect the souls of the noble dead in battle?
(a) Ragnarok.
(b) Yggdrasil.
(c) Muninns.
(d) Valkyries.

3. In addition to a goddess's hand in marriage, what does the stranger request in exchange for building the wall in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Thor's hammer.
(b) The stars.
(c) The sun and moon.
(d) The rivers and seas.

4. Who was Ymir's grandson who survived the flood of Ymir's blood?
(a) Bergelmir.
(b) Bestla.
(c) Ratatosk.
(d) Frilla.

5. What is Odin's golden arm-ring called?
(a) Tyr.
(b) Megingjord.
(c) Gungnir.
(d) Draupnir.

6. Who were the dwarfs that made Thor his hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?
(a) Modi and Magni.
(b) Huginn and Muninn.
(c) Brokk and Eitri.
(d) Embla and Thrud.

7. What is the name of the void where the rivers of the mist flow in?
(a) Ymir.
(b) Muspell.
(c) Ginnungagap.
(d) Ratatosk.

8. Who is described as the watchman of the gods in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Heimdall.
(b) Ymir.
(c) Ullr.
(d) Lofn.

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

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

11. Who is described as the god of poetry in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Embla.
(b) Bragi.
(c) Ullr.
(d) Lofn.

12. For what Norse goddess is Friday named?
(a) Frigg.
(b) Frey.
(c) Frilla.
(d) Freya.

13. What does Loki ask Freya to borrow in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?
(a) Her feathered cloak.
(b) Her necklace from the Brisings.
(c) Her ring.
(d) Her wedding veil.

14. Where does the author say Loki lives in "The Players"?
(a) Vor.
(b) Asgard.
(c) Hlidskjalf.
(d) Niflheim.

15. Who is described as the most beautiful of all the Aisir in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Balder.
(b) Gungnir.
(c) Lofn.
(d) Embla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is referred to as the twilight of the gods and the end of it all in Norse mythology?

2. What is the name of the dragon that lives in the ever-churning spring in the center of the dark world?

3. What is the name of the wolf cub that is Loki's progeny in "The Children of Loki"?

4. What kind of logs do Odin, Vili, and Ve find at the edge of the sea in "Before the Beginning, and After"?

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

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