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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dwarf is turned _______ during a particular myth of the book.

2. While crossing a channel _______ begins to taunt and insult Thor.

3. Thor and Loki take lodging in ________ when they are together in the particular myth in this section.

4. Thor is told that he should hurry home because his wife is entertaining a ______.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the warning that Thor gives to those who eat the meat he has provided for the dinner?

9. Why does Geirrod believe that the falcon is actually someone in disguise when he sees the falcon in his land?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love seems to cause people in the myths to do things which might seem rash and over the top.

Part 1: Why do you think love causes the gods to act in peculiar ways?

Part 2: How do you think love might make a god do something that may not be rational?

Part 3: Do you think that love always makes people do irrational things?

Essay Topic 2

At times, it seems the gods are more vulnerable than humans might be. This is strange to realize for the reader.

Part 1: Why do you think the gods are portrayed as being vulnerable in the world?

Part 2: Do you have more or less respect for the gods who seem to be a little weak in terms of their ability to protect themselves?

Part 3: How would the stories change if the gods were perfect in every way and were able to protect themselves?

Essay Topic 3

It could be said that the characters in these stories believed that everyone was preordained to have a certain fate.

Part 1: Do you think fate is something which is possible?

Part 2: Why do you think some people believe their lives have already been mapped out for them?

Part 3: How do you think the gods might have changed their actions had they not believed in fate?

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