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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. Why is Thialfi taken as the servant to Thor and Loki in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Because he ran away from home.
(b) Because he fought cowardly in battle.
(c) Because he lied to Thor.
(d) Because he broke a goat bone.

2. Who is the fire demon who has a flaming sword in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) Utgard.
(b) Niflheim.
(c) Surtr.
(d) Svadilfari.

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

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

5. What is the name of the goat that provides the mead for Valhalla?
(a) Svadilfari.
(b) Heidrun.
(c) Utgard.
(d) Niflheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Skrymir take from his provision bag to eat when he, Loki, and their companions begin traveling in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

2. What gift had Hoenir given to humans, according to the narrator in "The Apples of Immortality"?

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

4. What kind of animal does the king of giants ask if Thor can lift in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

5. What had Loki requested the gods place around the wall of Asgard in "The Apples of Immortality"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hoenir?

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

3. What challenges does Utgardaloki present to Thor, Loki, and Thialfi in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

4. How does Loki manage to appease Skadi in "The Apples of Immortality"?

5. Why does Thor attempt to wake Skrymir when they travel together?

6. Why does Odin go to Baugi's home in “The Mead of Poets"?

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

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 inciting incident prompts Loki to steal the apples of immortality?

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