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

2. What does Thiazi find on the ground by Idunn's chamber, leading him to know who took her in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) An emerald necklace.
(b) A potato.
(c) A falcon feather.
(d) A hazelnut.

3. 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 Niflheim.
(d) The Vanir.

4. To what direction does Frey look and see what is missing from his life in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

5. What color hair is the giant said to have in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Frey's stepmother in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

2. Who is Gerd's mother?

3. What is Gullinbursti?

4. Who created Gullinbursti?

5. What was Naglfar made of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Suttung go to the dwarfs for mead in “The Mead of Poets"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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