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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 was Naglfar made of?

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

3. What are the names of the goats that pull Loki and Thor's chariot in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

4. Who is the giant that the dwarfs take rowing in a boat in "The Mead of Poets"?

5. Why is Thialfi taken as the servant to Thor and Loki in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Hoenir?

3. Who kills Kvasir? Why?

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

5. How does Loki go about stealing the apples of immortality the first time in "The Apples of Immortality"?

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

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

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

9. What treasures are among Frey's possessions in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Asgard. Who lives in Asgard? How large is this setting? How populated is it? What are examples of imagery in the text to help illustrate this setting?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Balder in the stories from Norse Mythology. Why is Balder so beloved? What threatens Balder? How does Balder's death impact the world of the gods?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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