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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Balder's wife _______ , falls dead from a broken heart.
(a) Narvi.
(b) Nanna.
(c) Freyja.
(d) Vali.

2. The seeress responds that decorations are in _______ for the imminent arrival of Balder.
(a) Gold.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Copper.
(d) Silver.

3. Odin once desired ________ daughter, according to the description in the story.
(a) Angantyr's.
(b) Gylfi's.
(c) Malar's.
(d) Billing's.

4. Loki in disguise discovers that ______ can still harm Balder.
(a) Hemlock.
(b) Mistletoe.
(c) Oak.
(d) Poison ivy.

5. ________ steps forward to ransom Balder from death.
(a) Thokk.
(b) Hod.
(c) Hel.
(d) Heremod.

6. When Thor awakens he discovers that he is _______ within the myth.
(a) Floating.
(b) On fire.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Trapped.

7. Svipdag is refused entry to a hall by the giant ______, according to the book's content.
(a) Hymir.
(b) Ymir.
(c) Fjolsvid.
(d) Skrymir.

8. Loddfafnir is in reality ______ in disguise.
(a) Odin.
(b) Thor.
(c) Freyja.
(d) Loki.

9. It is discovered that ______ prevented Balder from being resurrected.
(a) Loki.
(b) Thor.
(c) Bragi.
(d) Odin.

10. Loki's son Narvi is turned into ________ within the story of Loki's escape.
(a) An eel.
(b) A salmon.
(c) A wolf.
(d) An otter.

11. The seeress states that Odin and ______ will conceive a child.
(a) Rind.
(b) Hod.
(c) Vali.
(d) Sleipnir.

12. Thor takes ______ along as a companion on his journey to battle the giants.
(a) Odin.
(b) Skrymir.
(c) Loki.
(d) Freyja.

13. Balder's brother _____ is blind, according to the description in the myth.
(a) Hod.
(b) Vali.
(c) Nanna.
(d) Narvi.

14. Loki is bound by entrails to ______ rocks , according to the book.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

15. The hall turns out to be the ______ of a giant, according to the book's content.
(a) Nose.
(b) Glove.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Sleeve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Balder and his wife are laid side by side on his ______.

2. Hyndla gives Ottar the drink and says he will not ______ in that particular story.

3. Loki calls Bragi a coward and Idun a ______, according to the book.

4. Svipdag tells his mother that he has married a _______, according to his own admittance.

5. Loki's wife ______ holds a bowl over his face to collect the venom.

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