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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. Which group of the gods id described in "The Mead of Poets" as softer, brother and sister gods and goddesses who made the soils fertile and the plants grow?
(a) The Yggdrasil.
(b) The Hvergelmir.
(c) The Vanir.
(d) The Niflheim.

2. Who is Thialfi's sister in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Laufey.
(b) Hvergelmir.
(c) Roskva.
(d) Vor.

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

4. What was Naglfar made of?
(a) The untrimmed hair of the dead.
(b) The saliva of the gods.
(c) Thor's hammer.
(d) The untrimmed fingernails of the dead.

5. Who is Gerd's mother?
(a) Utgard.
(b) Aurboda.
(c) Svadilfari.
(d) Niflheim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color hair does the king of the giants of Utgard have in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

3. What is Njord the god of?

4. What does Thiazi find on the ground by Idunn's chamber, leading him to know who took her in "The Apples of Immortality"?

5. What does Loki strike the eagle with in "The Apples of Immortality"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What treasures are among Frey's possessions in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

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

6. Who is Tyr? What story does he appear in?

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

8. How was Kvasir created?

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

10. What trick does Loki play on Thialfi in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

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