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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Apples of Immortality" - "Hymir and Thor's Fishing Expedition".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gullinbursti?
(a) A tree of life.
(b) The largest ship in the world.
(c) A boar with golden bristles.
(d) A sword that fights by itself.

2. What is the name of Gerd's father?
(a) Utgard.
(b) Svadilfari.
(c) Gymir.
(d) Niflheim.

3. Whose hand does the wolf bite off when he is bound by Gleipnir?
(a) Vor's.
(b) Ullr's.
(c) Tyr's.
(d) Jord's.

4. What is the second promise from the gods to Skadi as recompense for her father's death in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) That Loki will marry her.
(b) That they will make her a god.
(c) That they will make her laugh again.
(d) That he will bring her husband back to life.

5. How many doors does Valhalla have, according to the narrator in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) 630.
(b) 540.
(c) 150.
(d) 230.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did Freya receive her necklace of light?

2. What does Hel name her bowl when she is led to the lightless world?

3. To what direction does Frey look and see what is missing from his life in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

4. What gift had Hoenir given to humans, according to the narrator in "The Apples of Immortality"?

5. Who does the king of the giants reveal himself to be in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

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