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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 can earn his release if he brings _______ without his magic belt.
(a) Balder.
(b) Thor.
(c) Odin.
(d) Freyr.

2. The sybil _______ tries to remove the bone but is unable to finish.
(a) Malar.
(b) Ottar.
(c) Angantyr.
(d) Groa.

3. The seeress reveals that ______ will kill Balder, which begins a chain of events.
(a) Hod.
(b) Otter.
(c) Alvis.
(d) Andvari.

4. Odin travels to Hel's hall in ________, according to the book.
(a) Niflheim.
(b) Jotunheim.
(c) Midgard.
(d) Muspellheim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Loki is sent to collect ______, according to the book.

2. Hugi engages in ______ running contests with the challenger.

3. Hyndla insults Freyja's _______ behavior and the goddess encircles her with flame.

4. Odin decides to take his horse ______ and ride to the giant Hrungir.

5. Thor agrees to wrestle Utgard-Loki's ________, within a myth of the book.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What do the men realize they are sleeping in when they awake in the morning?

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

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

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

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

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