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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. What was the name of the king's second wife?
(a) Hera.
(b) Hjordis.
(c) Hege.
(d) Hjeleni.

2. Who greets Sigurd at Gripir's hall?
(a) Gandalf.
(b) Geirrod.
(c) Geitir.
(d) Gargamel.

3. Who will supposedly be turned into stone at the harbor?
(a) Hrimgerd.
(b) Svava.
(c) Hati.
(d) Alof.

4. What is Ottar eating when he is killed?
(a) Kelp.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Steak.
(d) Raw potatoes.

5. What is the name of the ferryman?
(a) Geirrod.
(b) Harbard.
(c) Skirnir.
(d) Hidolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Helgi wich to avoid?

2. In which country did the story begin?

3. Thor asks the other person to tell him about the otherworldly names of which of the following?

4. Which of the following is not mentioned in this Edda?

5. To what does the first piece of wisdom refer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gudrun proclaim her innocence?

2. Name at least one reason Thor objects to the marriage of his daughter to the ogre.

3. How do Sorli and Hamdir react when they meet Erp on the road?

4. Who were the three Valkyries found spinning near Wolf Lake?

5. How does the conflict begin in The Death of Sinfiotli?

6. What confession is made by Vingi? Who is Vingi?

7. What are Hogni's thoughts about the ring sent by Gudrun?

8. What is the conversation between Brynhild and the giantess?

9. What fates befall Gunnar and Hogni?

10. How does Thor deceive the ogre?

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