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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Thor tell Thialfi he is going with him and Loki in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) Utgard.
(b) Ginnungagap.
(c) Hvergelmir.
(d) Hlidskjalf.

2. What does Loki strike the eagle with in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) His axe.
(b) His dagger.
(c) His spear.
(d) His hammer.

3. Suttung gives the precious mead to his daughter to watch over inside of what mountain in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) Laufey.
(b) Bergelmir.
(c) Hvergelmir.
(d) Hnitbjorg.

4. What do Fjalar and Galar call the vats in their workshop in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) Huginn and Muninn.
(b) Modi and Magni.
(c) Snarler and Grinder.
(d) Son and Bodn.

5. What are the men called who have died nobly in battle since the beginning of time?
(a) The Yggdrasil.
(b) The Niflheim.
(c) The Einherjar.
(d) The Saerimnir.

6. What is Njord the god of?
(a) Chariots.
(b) Justice.
(c) War.
(d) Love.

7. What does Thiazi find on the ground by Idunn's chamber, leading him to know who took her in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) An emerald necklace.
(b) A falcon feather.
(c) A potato.
(d) A hazelnut.

8. What weapon kills Thiazi in "The Apples of Immortality"?
(a) Utgard's eagle.
(b) Balder's sword.
(c) Odin's eye.
(d) Thor's hammer.

9. What unique ability does Loki claim to have when questioned by the king of the giants in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?
(a) To make better jokes than anyone.
(b) To drink more than anyone.
(c) To run faster than anyone.
(d) To eat faster than anyone.

10. What did the gods do to resolve their truce in "The Mead of Poets"?
(a) They drip blood into a cauldron.
(b) They shook hands and wrote a contract.
(c) They spit in a vat.
(d) They created mead from their leaders' blood.

11. What was Naglfar made of?
(a) The untrimmed hair of the dead.
(b) Thor's hammer.
(c) The untrimmed fingernails of the dead.
(d) The saliva of the gods.

12. What is the name of Thialfi's father?
(a) Hvergelmir.
(b) Laufey.
(c) Vor.
(d) Egil.

13. Who are Njord's children?
(a) Frey and Freya.
(b) Frigg and Freya.
(c) Ymir and Jord.
(d) Utgard and Nidhogg.

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

15. What does Loki turn Idunn into when he goes to save her from Thiazi's fortress?
(a) A dragon.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A hazelnut.
(d) A falcon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Suttung's brother?

2. What is the name of the boar whose meat is served at Valhalla each night?

3. What had Loki requested the gods place around the wall of Asgard in "The Apples of Immortality"?

4. What item does Loki take from Freya when he sets out to find Idunn in "The Apples of Immortality"?

5. What do Fjalar and Galar call their kettle in "The Mead of Poets"?

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