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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the boar whose meat is served at Valhalla each night?
(a) Utgard.
(b) Svadilfari.
(c) Saerimnir.
(d) Niflheim.

2. Why is Thialfi taken as the servant to Thor and Loki in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Because he ran away from home.
(b) Because he lied to Thor.
(c) Because he fought cowardly in battle.
(d) Because he broke a goat bone.

3. Whom do the gods note that Skadi has affections toward in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) Balder.
(b) Utgard.
(c) Svadilfari.
(d) Ymir.

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

5. What is Gullinbursti?
(a) A boar with golden bristles.
(b) A tree of life.
(c) The largest ship in the world.
(d) A sword that fights by itself.

6. Whom does the king of the giants say Thor may wrestle in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Laufey.
(b) Hlidskjalf.
(c) Elli.
(d) Vor.

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

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

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

10. On what isle does Gerd agree to meet Frey for their wedding in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) Utgard.
(b) Barri.
(c) Svadilfari.
(d) Niflheim.

11. What color are the giant's eyes described as in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

12. What does Odin cast into the sky to make Thiazi immortalized in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His son.
(c) His spear.
(d) His helmet.

13. 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 eat faster than anyone.
(b) To run faster than anyone.
(c) To drink more than anyone.
(d) To make better jokes than anyone.

14. What does Thor tell the king of giants he can do uniquely well in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Eat.
(b) Run.
(c) Drink.
(d) Dance.

15. What did the gods do to resolve their truce in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) They created mead from their leaders' blood.
(b) They spit in a vat.
(c) They shook hands and wrote a contract.
(d) They drip blood into a cauldron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long in the future does Gerd say she will meet Frey when she speaks with Skirnir in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

2. Who is Gerd's mother?

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

4. What does Thiazi find on the ground by Idunn's chamber, leading him to know who took her in "The Apples of Immortality"?

5. What is the name of Thialfi's father?

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