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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. _______ agrees to let the gods pay a ransom for the death of his kin.
(a) Loddfafnir.
(b) Hreidmar.
(c) Fafnir.
(d) Regin.

3. Odin asks a seeress _______ at the east door a question.
(a) Leaning.
(b) Sitting.
(c) Standing.
(d) Buried.

4. Loki kills the animal they found with a _______, according to the myth.
(a) Sword.
(b) Stone.
(c) Hammer.
(d) Spear.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Loddfafnir speaks the wisdom he received from looking in the ________.

3. Since the farmer's son broke _____, one of the animals is now lame.

4. Loki borrows _______ falcon skin and flies into Jotunheim.

5. Thor is given ______ to fight Geirrod, according to the book's content.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ottar as the giantess and Freyja battle amongst themselves?

2. Hel tells Hermond that she will release Balder when what happens?

3. What do Hreidmar and his sons Fafnir and Regin decide to do as a result of the dead otter they see in Loki's hands?

4. Why does Freyja want the giantess to give her boar some of the memory ale?

5. What does Geirrod throw at Thor in order to hurt him during their battle with each other?

6. What does Thor take as repayment when the boy causes one of the goats to be lame and unusable?

7. What does Hrungnir propose when Thor comes to battle him for drinking out of his horns?

8. Why does Freyja call Hyndla out of her cave at the beginning of this section of the book?

9. What happens when the men realize they have no meat to eat on the night they stay in the poor farmhouse?

10. What does Grid give to Thor in order to fight with Geirrod?

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