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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. Suttung gives the precious mead to his daughter to watch over inside of what mountain in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) Hvergelmir.
(b) Bergelmir.
(c) Hnitbjorg.
(d) Laufey.

2. How many doors does Valhalla have, according to the narrator in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) 150.
(b) 230.
(c) 630.
(d) 540.

3. 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) Hlidskjalf.
(c) Utgardaloki.
(d) Laufey.

4. Who does the king of the giants reveal himself to be in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Vor.
(b) Hlidskjalf.
(c) Laufey.
(d) Skrymir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what isle does Gerd agree to meet Frey for their wedding in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

2. What color eyes is Loki described as having in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

3. What is mead made from?

4. What is the name of the goat that provides the mead for Valhalla?

5. What is the name of the boar whose meat is served at Valhalla each night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Loki steal the apples of immortality for the second time in this story?

2. What does Odin do in order to ensure Thiazi is forever remembered?

3. How does Odin ultimately attain the mead of poets?

4. How is Thialfi's family and home described in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

5. What does Loki do for comic relief in "The Apples of Immortality"?

6. How does the author describe Frey in the beginning of "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

7. Who is Hoenir?

8. What does the mead symbolize in “The Mead of Poets"?

9. How does Loki go about stealing the apples of immortality the first time in "The Apples of Immortality"?

10. What is Thialfi's punishment for his crime in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

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