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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______ tries to drink from a large horn but is unable to drain it.
(a) Loki.
(b) Hymir.
(c) Thialfi.
(d) Thor.

2. Hyndla gives Ottar the drink and says he will not ______ in that particular story.
(a) Live.
(b) Prosper.
(c) Remember.
(d) Forget.

3. Hrungir proposes they meet between Asgard and _________ to fight.
(a) Jotunheim.
(b) Muspellheim.
(c) Midgard.
(d) Niflheim.

4. Odin summons ______ to deal with the raving giant, according to the book's content.
(a) Freyr.
(b) Thor.
(c) Angantyr.
(d) Loki.

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

6. The dwarf ______ comes to Asgard seeking Thor's daughter as his wife.
(a) Thrud.
(b) Balder.
(c) Alvis.
(d) Andvari.

7. Thor and Loki take lodging in ________ when they are together in the particular myth in this section.
(a) A house.
(b) A tent.
(c) A goat shed.
(d) A castle.

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

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

10. Balder is pierced by a poison ______, when he is killed by the one who is meant to kill him.
(a) Knife.
(b) Spear.
(c) Dart.
(d) Sword.

11. ______ boasts that he can eat more than any giant.
(a) Hymir.
(b) Thor.
(c) Loki.
(d) Thialfi.

12. Thor is told that he should hurry home because his wife is entertaining a ______.
(a) Priest.
(b) Lover.
(c) God.
(d) Goddess.

13. Upon their arrival the giant _______ declares each one must be proved worthy of staying.
(a) Utgard-Loki.
(b) Skrymir.
(c) Ymir.
(d) Mimir.

14. During the fight, a sliver of Hrungir's ______ becomes lodged in the god's head.
(a) Sword.
(b) Bone.
(c) Armor.
(d) Hammer.

15. Thor attempts to kill the giant with Mjollnir ______ times but with no success.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Freyja asks Hyndla to give her boar _______.

2. Odin and _______ give the giant many horns of ale, but he does not fall into a stupor.

3. Loki gathers the gold of _______ the dwarf, within that particular story.

4. The seeress states that Odin and ______ will conceive a child.

5. Thor demands to know the man's name and he replies that it is ________.

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