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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author claim Loki's real weapon is in "The Players"?
(a) His mind.
(b) His sword.
(c) His shield.
(d) His cloak.

2. Who was Thor's mother?
(a) Laufey.
(b) Eir.
(c) Ratatosk.
(d) Jord.

3. Whom did Odin send to find and create the chain called Gleipnir?
(a) Narfi.
(b) Lofn.
(c) Ullr.
(d) Skirnir.

4. Who is the first of Loki's children that is a serpent and is brought back from the land of the giants in "The Children of Loki"?
(a) Lofn.
(b) Ullr.
(c) Jormungundr.
(d) Narfi.

5. What is the name of the stranger's stallion in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Ullr.
(b) Heimdall.
(c) Lofn.
(d) Svadilfari.

6. What is the name of Odin's spear?
(a) Mjollnir.
(b) Draupnir.
(c) Gungnir.
(d) Megingjord.

7. What is referred to as the twilight of the gods and the end of it all in Norse mythology?
(a) Niflheim.
(b) Ginnungagap.
(c) Hlidskjalf.
(d) Ragnarok.

8. For what Norse goddess is Friday named?
(a) Frilla.
(b) Frey.
(c) Freya.
(d) Frigg.

9. Who is described as the comforter and goddess of marriages in Norse mythology?
(a) Niflheim.
(b) Vor.
(c) Lofn.
(d) Frilla.

10. Who is the Norse goddess of wisdom?
(a) Vor.
(b) Niflheim.
(c) Bergelmir.
(d) Frilla.

11. What name do Odin, Ve, and Vili give to the woman they create from the log?
(a) Ratatosk.
(b) Bergelmir.
(c) Embla.
(d) Frilla.

12. Who suggests building a wall around Asgard in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Heimdall.
(b) Lofn.
(c) Odin.
(d) Ullr.

13. What is the name of the squirrel that lives in the world-tree?
(a) Nidhogg.
(b) Bergelmir.
(c) Frilla.
(d) Ratatosk.

14. Who suggests to the gods and goddesses that they take up the stranger's offer to build the wall with special conditions in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Lofn.
(b) Loki.
(c) Tyr.
(d) Ullr.

15. Who is described as the god of poetry in "The Master Builder"?
(a) Embla.
(b) Ullr.
(c) Bragi.
(d) Lofn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ymir's grandson who survived the flood of Ymir's blood?

2. Who is Loki's mother?

3. In addition to a goddess's hand in marriage, what does the stranger request in exchange for building the wall in "The Master Builder"?

4. Who is described as the god of war in "The Master Builder"?

5. What is the name of the second-eldest son born to Loki and Sigyn?

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