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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. What name does Odin give the god that the gods create in "The Mead of Poets"?

2. To what direction does Frey look and see what is missing from his life in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

3. What did the gods do to resolve their truce in "The Mead of Poets"?

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

5. What animal does Odin transform into when he flees Gunnlod's mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Kvasir created?

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

5. Who is Hoenir?

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

7. How is the setting of Jotunheim described? Who lives here?

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

9. Who kills Kvasir? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine and discuss the symbolism in "The Apples of Immortality." The image of an apple has been employed in many myths, stories, etc. over time. What do the apples in this story represent? How does this representation connect to others outside of Norse mythology?

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 cultural and literary significance of the Norse myths. In what ways are the gods and goddesses of Norse mythology similar to the gods of ancient Roman and Greek mythology? How do they differ? What do we gain from these myths?

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