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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. Loki borrows _______ falcon skin and flies into Jotunheim.
(a) Frigg's.
(b) Freyr's.
(c) Freyja's.
(d) Odin's.

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

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

4. Loddfafnir speaks the wisdom he received from looking in the ________.
(a) Well of Mimir.
(b) Well of Ymir.
(c) Well of Bifrost.
(d) Well of Urd.

5. Svipdag has been charged with winning the love of _______.
(a) Hyndla.
(b) Grid.
(c) Freyja.
(d) Menglad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hyndla addresses Freyja's boar as _________, according to the story.

2. A giantess named ______ is the only one that will not weep for Balder.

3. When Thor awakens he discovers that he is _______ within the myth.

4. During the fight, a sliver of Hrungir's ______ becomes lodged in the god's head.

5. Loki in disguise discovers that ______ can still harm Balder.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Freyja encircle the giantess in fire after she says something offensive to her?

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

4. What does Fjolsvid reveal about Menglad and his marriage future as well as his ability to open the gates?

5. What does Hasbard give as a reason for Thor to hurry home to be with his wife?

6. Who does Balder's mother ask to not harm her son in any way, so as to prevent his death?

7. What promise does Thrud's father refuse to uphold when he objects to the union of Alvis and Thrud?

8. What do the gods and the goddesses decide to test as they feel that Balder is going to be completely free from harm?

9. Why does the farmer take offense to the three gods who arrive on his doorstep with the otter?

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

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