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

2. Thor's boy servant, _______, finds a large hall with one whole wall missing.
(a) Loki.
(b) Thialfi.
(c) Aegir.
(d) Skrymir.

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

4. The giant's name is ______.
(a) Mimir.
(b) Skrymir.
(c) Aegir.
(d) Ymir.

5. Loki calls Bragi a coward and Idun a ______, according to the book.
(a) Whore.
(b) Idiot.
(c) Failure.
(d) Sap.

Short Answer Questions

1. The giant tells them the way to _______, according to the book's content.

2. Freyja calls the giantess _______ out of her cave to venture to Valhalla.

3. ______ states that he can run faster than anyone, according to the myth in the book.

4. Loddfafnir is in reality ______ in disguise.

5. Thor takes ______ along as a companion on his journey to battle the giants.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the dwarf do to the red gold which Loki uses to heal the otter which he has killed?

3. What happens when Thor tries to drink from the horn when he is with the giants?

4. How will Hod receive vengeance for killing Balder, according to the words of the seeress?

5. What happens to Nanna, Balder's wife, after he is killed during the games of the gods and goddesses?

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

7. Why didn't Frigg get a promise from the mistletoe to not harm Balder in any way?

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

9. Who do the gods believe Thokk really is as he is the only one who refuses to weep for Balder when asked to do so?

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

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