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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the names of Odin's ravens translate to in English?
(a) Love and magic.
(b) Revenge and mercy.
(c) Thought and memory.
(d) Wonder and gossip.

2. What kind of logs do Odin, Vili, and Ve find at the edge of the sea in "Before the Beginning, and After"?
(a) Manzanita and elm.
(b) Willow and pine.
(c) Oak and sycamore.
(d) Ash and elm.

3. The narrator in "Freya's Unusual Wedding" says that there are two things Thor does when something has gone wrong. What is the first thing he does?
(a) Asks himself what he has done wrong.
(b) Asks himself if it was Loki's fault.
(c) Asks himself if it was Odin's fault.
(d) Ask himself how to escape the situation.

4. Who is described as the god of war in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Ullr.
(b) Tyr.
(c) Lofn.
(d) Svadilfari.

5. Whom did Odin send to find and create the chain called Gleipnir?
(a) Lofn.
(b) Narfi.
(c) Ullr.
(d) Skirnir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pulls Freya's chariot?

2. Who did Bor marry and have three sons with?

3. What is the name of Odin's spear?

4. Who were the dwarfs that made Thor his hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

5. What is the name of the foal that followed Loki home from the woods in "The Master Builder"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yggrdrasil refer to?

2. What is the initial offer of the stranger in "The Master Builder"?

3. Who are Loki's three illigitimate children in “The Children of Loki"?

4. Who is Odin? What are the notable traits of this character?

5. Why do the gods decide to build a wall in "The Master Builder"?

6. What are the treasures created for the gods in "The Treasures of the Gods"?

7. Who is Thor? What are Thor's powers?

8. What powers does the narrator describe associated with Thor's hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

9. What does Alfheimr refer to?

10. What are the nine worlds of Norse mythology and who lives in each?

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