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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. For what reason does Frey say he is being punished in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?
(a) Because he dared the gods to set him free.
(b) Because he secretly wed the goddess of wisdom.
(c) Because of his arrogance in sitting in Odin's seat.
(d) Because of his cowardly behavior in battle.

2. Who created Skidbladnir?
(a) The sons of Loki.
(b) The sons of Odin.
(c) Skrymir.
(d) The sons of Ivaldi.

3. What does Thor tell the king of giants he can do uniquely well in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Dance.
(b) Eat.
(c) Run.
(d) Drink.

4. Where is the high throne that Odin sits upon in "The Players"?
(a) Muninn.
(b) Valkyrie.
(c) Yggdrasil.
(d) Hlidskjalf.

5. Who was Ymir's grandson who survived the flood of Ymir's blood?
(a) Bestla.
(b) Bergelmir.
(c) Ratatosk.
(d) Frilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does the king of giants ask if Thor can lift in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

2. What color is Thor's beard?

3. What is the name of the goat that provides the mead for Valhalla?

4. Which group of the gods id described in "The Mead of Poets" as softer, brother and sister gods and goddesses who made the soils fertile and the plants grow?

5. What does Hel name her knife when she is led to the lightless world?

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