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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 word is defined as meaning "drill" in "The Mead of Poets"?

2. What color hair is the giant said to have in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

3. Who is the fire demon who has a flaming sword in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

4. What is Gullinbursti?

5. Who is Thialfi's sister in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How was Kvasir created?

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

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

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

10. Who kills Kvasir? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of "the Other" as demonstrated in the stories of Norse Mythology. What peoples, creatures, or groups are discriminated against? Why? What morals or lessons arise from these stories?

Essay Topic 2

Who are Frey and Freya? Discuss these characters. Who are their parents? In what stories are they featured in the collection? What characteristics do they exhibit?

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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