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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is referred to as the dark world to the north in "Before the Beginning, and After"?
(a) Yggdrasil.
(b) Niflheim.
(c) Hlidskjalf.
(d) Farbauti.

2. Who is described as the doctor of the Norse gods?
(a) Frilla.
(b) Eir.
(c) Niflheim.
(d) Bergelmir.

3. Who is the first of Loki's children that is a serpent and is brought back from the land of the giants in "The Children of Loki"?
(a) Lofn.
(b) Ullr.
(c) Narfi.
(d) Jormungundr.

4. What does the author claim Loki's real weapon is in "The Players"?
(a) His sword.
(b) His cloak.
(c) His mind.
(d) His shield.

5. Who did Bor marry and have three sons with?
(a) Frilla.
(b) Ratatosk.
(c) Bergelmir.
(d) Bestla.

6. What is the name of Loki's eldest son born to Sigyn in "The Children of Loki"?
(a) Ullr.
(b) Lofn.
(c) Sleipnir.
(d) Narfi.

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

8. Why does the narrator say that Thor had gone to the east in the opening of "The Master Builder"?
(a) To fight Yggdrasil.
(b) To fight giants.
(c) To fight dragons.
(d) To fight trolls.

9. What is the name of the foal that followed Loki home from the woods in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Ullr.
(b) Sleipnir.
(c) Embla.
(d) Lofn.

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

11. Who wrote Myths of the Norsemen?
(a) Jack Kirby.
(b) Roger Lancelyn Green.
(c) Reginald Anderson.
(d) Michael Allen Scott.

12. What is the name of the wolf cub that is Loki's progeny in "The Children of Loki"?
(a) Ullr.
(b) Narfi.
(c) Fenrir.
(d) Lofn.

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

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

15. Whose hand in marriage does the stranger ask for in exchange for building the wall in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Freya's.
(b) Lofn's.
(c) Heimdall's.
(d) Ullr's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Thor's sons?

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

3. For what Norse goddess is Friday named?

4. Who is described as the comforter and goddess of marriages in Norse mythology?

5. With whom has Loki had three children in the land of the frost giants in "The Children of Loki"?

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