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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. Who suggests building a wall around Asgard in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Ullr.
(b) Lofn.
(c) Odin.
(d) Heimdall.

2. What is the name of the ancestor of all the giants?
(a) Ratatosk.
(b) Ymir.
(c) Bestla.
(d) Frilla.

3. Who were the dwarfs that made Thor his hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?
(a) Huginn and Muninn.
(b) Embla and Thrud.
(c) Brokk and Eitri.
(d) Modi and Magni.

4. What is the name of the dragon that lives in the ever-churning spring in the center of the dark world?
(a) Ratatosk.
(b) Hvergelmir.
(c) Nidhogg.
(d) Frilla.

5. What is the name of Thor's hammer?
(a) Mjollnir.
(b) Nidhogg.
(c) Megingjord.
(d) Niflheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Loki's mother?

2. What is the name of the wolf cub that is Loki's progeny in "The Children of Loki"?

3. Whose hand does the wolf bite off when he is bound by Gleipnir?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alfheimr refer to?

2. What is the outcome of the plot in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

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

4. How does Loki manage to trick the builder in "The Master Builder"?

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

6. Who assists in preparing Thor for the plot in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"? How is he attired?

7. What is the offer that the gods agree to offer the stranger in "The Master Builder"?

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

9. Describe the setting of Asgard. Who lives here?

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

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