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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against whom does Thialfi run in the race with the giants in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Laufey.
(b) Hlidskjalf.
(c) Hugi.
(d) Vor.

2. 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) Whole cows and sheep.
(b) Houses and villages.
(c) Alligators and crocodiles.
(d) Dragons and giants.

3. 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?
(a) The Yggdrasil.
(b) The Hvergelmir.
(c) The Niflheim.
(d) The Vanir.

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

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

6. What was Naglfar made of?
(a) Thor's hammer.
(b) The untrimmed fingernails of the dead.
(c) The untrimmed hair of the dead.
(d) The saliva of the gods.

7. What name does Odin give the god that the gods create in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) Bergelmir.
(b) Laufey.
(c) Hvergelmir.
(d) Kvasir.

8. What color eyes is Loki described as having in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

9. What is the name of the king of the giants at Utgard in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Vor.
(b) Laufey.
(c) Hlidskjalf.
(d) Utgardaloki.

10. What is the name of Thialfi's father?
(a) Hvergelmir.
(b) Egil.
(c) Laufey.
(d) Vor.

11. What are the names of the goats that pull Loki and Thor's chariot in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Ram and Rover.
(b) Huginn and Muninn.
(c) Snarler and Grinder.
(d) Modi and Magni.

12. What does Frey say Odin only needs to consume in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) Onions.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Wine.
(d) Meat.

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

14. Who is Thiazi's daughter?
(a) Ymir.
(b) Svadilfari.
(c) Utgard.
(d) Skadi.

15. Who is Suttung's brother?
(a) Bergelmir.
(b) Hvergelmir.
(c) Laufey.
(d) Baugi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair is the giant said to have in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

2. What does Odin cast into the sky to make Thiazi immortalized in "The Apples of Immortality"?

3. What is Njord the god of?

4. For what reason does Frey say he is being punished in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

5. What gift had Hoenir given to humans, according to the narrator in "The Apples of Immortality"?

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