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

2. Who is Suttung's daughter?
(a) Laufey.
(b) Bergelmir.
(c) Hvergelmir.
(d) Gunnlod.

3. Who are Njord's children?
(a) Frigg and Freya.
(b) Frey and Freya.
(c) Ymir and Jord.
(d) Utgard and Nidhogg.

4. What is the second promise from the gods to Skadi as recompense for her father's death in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) That they will make her laugh again.
(b) That Loki will marry her.
(c) That they will make her a god.
(d) That he will bring her husband back to life.

5. What is the cavern lit by that Odin enters through the mountain in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) Crystals.
(b) Lamps.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Torches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Njord the god of?

2. What animal does Odin transform into when he flees Gunnlod's mountain?

3. Who does the king of the giants reveal himself to be in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

4. What name does Odin give when he reaches Baugi's hall in "The Mead of Poets"?

5. Against whom does Thialfi run in the race with the giants in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Frey go with Skirnir in order to obtain his objective in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

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

4. How was Kvasir created?

5. Who kills Kvasir? Why?

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

7. How is the setting of Jotunheim described? Who lives here?

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

9. What inciting incident prompts Loki to steal the apples of immortality?

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

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