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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 wrote Myths of the Norsemen?
(a) Jack Kirby.
(b) Reginald Anderson.
(c) Roger Lancelyn Green.
(d) Michael Allen Scott.

2. Whose hand does the wolf bite off when he is bound by Gleipnir?
(a) Tyr's.
(b) Ullr's.
(c) Vor's.
(d) Jord's.

3. What does Loki ask Freya to borrow in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?
(a) Her feathered cloak.
(b) Her wedding veil.
(c) Her ring.
(d) Her necklace from the Brisings.

4. Who was Thor's mother?
(a) Ratatosk.
(b) Jord.
(c) Laufey.
(d) Eir.

5. Whose hand in marriage does the stranger ask for in exchange for building the wall in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Lofn's.
(b) Ullr's.
(c) Heimdall's.
(d) Freya's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dragon that lives in the ever-churning spring in the center of the dark world?

2. What is the name of the ancestor of all the giants?

3. What do the names of Odin's ravens translate to in English?

4. For what Norse goddess is Friday named?

5. What is the ever-churning spring called that exists in the center of the dark world in "Yggdrasil and the Nine Worlds"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What/who is Ymir and how does this figure into Norse mythology?

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

5. Who are Eitri and Brokker?

6. What does Alfheimr refer to?

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

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

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

10. Who is Sigyn? What role does she play in the stories of the collection?

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