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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. Svipdag is refused entry to a hall by the giant ______, according to the book's content.
(a) Ymir.
(b) Hymir.
(c) Fjolsvid.
(d) Skrymir.

2. The three men who plot to kill the gods do not include ________.
(a) Fafnir.
(b) Hreidmar.
(c) Loddfafnir.
(d) Regin.

3. The hall turns out to be the ______ of a giant, according to the book's content.
(a) Glove.
(b) Nose.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Sleeve.

4. Loki spends _______ months imprisoned in a cage.
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

5. Odin convinces Hrungir to drink from _______ horns in Valhalla.
(a) Thor's.
(b) Freyja's.
(c) Loki's.
(d) Angantyr's.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Loki's wife ______ holds a bowl over his face to collect the venom.

5. _______ suffers from terrible dreams, even though he is thought to be perfect in every other way.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Odin trick Hrungnir into doing when they are engaging in a contest to see whose horse is faster?

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

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

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

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

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

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