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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Loki's mother?

2. How does the author say Odin appears when he walks amongst mortals?

3. What is the name of Thor's belt of strength?

4. What does Hel name her bowl when she is led to the lightless world?

5. What was the last of the six things gathered by the dwarfs in making Gleipnir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the treasures created for the gods in "The Treasures of the Gods"?

2. Who is Heimdall and what role does he play in the plot of "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

3. What does Alfheimr refer to?

4. What is the outcome of the plot in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

5. Who is Thor? What are Thor's powers?

6. Who are Loki's three illigitimate children in “The Children of Loki"?

7. Who is Odin? What are the notable traits of this character?

8. What does Yggrdrasil refer to?

9. How is Freya described in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

10. What are the nine worlds of Norse mythology and who lives in each?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Ragnarok. What does this word mean? How is it foretold in the stories? What is expected to occur in Ragnarok?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the god Thor in Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. What are Thor's powers? How would you describe his personality? What motivates Thor's actions in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of symbolism in "Mimir's Head and Odin's Eye." What is symbolized by Odin's eye? What does he sacrifice his eye for? What themes connect to these symbols?

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