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

2. What does Thor tell the king of giants he can do uniquely well in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Drink.
(b) Dance.
(c) Run.
(d) Eat.

3. Who created Skidbladnir?
(a) The sons of Odin.
(b) The sons of Ivaldi.
(c) The sons of Loki.
(d) Skrymir.

4. What had Loki requested the gods place around the wall of Asgard in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) Glass.
(b) Brick blocks.
(c) Sand.
(d) Wood shavings.

5. Who is Suttung's brother?
(a) Bergelmir.
(b) Hvergelmir.
(c) Laufey.
(d) Baugi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Odin cast into the sky to make Thiazi immortalized in "The Apples of Immortality"?

2. The mortals of Midgard revere Frey as the creator of what in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

3. What is Njord the god of?

4. What is the name of Gerd's father?

5. What are the men called who have died nobly in battle since the beginning of time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hoenir?

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

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

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

5. Who kills Kvasir? Why?

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

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

8. How was Kvasir created?

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

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

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