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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair does the king of the giants of Utgard have in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

3. What does Loki turn Idunn into when he goes to save her from Thiazi's fortress?
(a) A hazelnut.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A falcon.

4. What is Skidbladnir?
(a) A boat.
(b) An axe.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A sword.

5. For what reason does Frey say he is being punished in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) Because of his cowardly behavior in battle.
(b) Because he dared the gods to set him free.
(c) Because of his arrogance in sitting in Odin's seat.
(d) Because he secretly wed the goddess of wisdom.

6. How long in the future does Gerd say she will meet Frey when she speaks with Skirnir in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) Six days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Ten days.

7. Who is Suttung's daughter?
(a) Bergelmir.
(b) Hvergelmir.
(c) Gunnlod.
(d) Laufey.

8. What does Skrymir take from his provision bag to eat when he, Loki, and their companions begin traveling in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Houses and villages.
(b) Whole cows and sheep.
(c) Dragons and giants.
(d) Alligators and crocodiles.

9. Where does Suttung take Galar and Fjalar to kill them in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) To Odin's castle.
(b) To a large wall.
(c) To a cliffside over his castle.
(d) To rocks in the ocean.

10. What item does Loki take from Freya when he sets out to find Idunn in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) Her magical necklace.
(b) Her feathered cloak.
(c) Thor's hammer.
(d) Her magical sword.

11. What unique ability does Loki claim to have when questioned by the king of the giants in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) To drink more than anyone.
(b) To make better jokes than anyone.
(c) To run faster than anyone.
(d) To eat faster than anyone.

12. To what direction does Frey look and see what is missing from his life in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

13. Who created Skidbladnir?
(a) The sons of Loki.
(b) Skrymir.
(c) The sons of Ivaldi.
(d) The sons of Odin.

14. How many of Baugi's slaves does Odin kill in the fields in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) Nine.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

15. What does Loki play "tug of war" with in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) A fox.
(b) A goat.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what does Skadi have to choose her husband in "The Apples of Immortality"?

2. What does Loki strike the eagle with in "The Apples of Immortality"?

3. On what isle does Gerd agree to meet Frey for their wedding in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

4. Whom does the king of the giants say Thor may wrestle in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

5. Which group of the gods id described in "The Mead of Poets" as softer, brother and sister gods and goddesses who made the soils fertile and the plants grow?

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