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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What land to the south is described as the world of fire in the beginning of time in "Before the Beginning, and After"?

2. What is the name of the stranger's stallion in "The Master Builder"?

3. What is the name of the dragon that lives in the ever-churning spring in the center of the dark world?

4. What is the name of the ancestor of all the giants?

5. What does the author claim Loki's real weapon is in "The Players"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alfheimr refer to?

2. Who is Thor? What are Thor's powers?

3. Who are Eitri and Brokker?

4. Who has stolen Thor's hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"? Why?

5. What is the initial offer of the stranger in "The Master Builder"?

6. How does Loki manage to trick the builder in "The Master Builder"?

7. Who are Loki's three illigitimate children in “The Children of Loki"?

8. Who assists in preparing Thor for the plot in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"? How is he attired?

9. Who is Heimdall and what role does he play in the plot of "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

10. What exchange do Brokk and Eitri make with Loki in "The Treasures of the Gods"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. Are the stories each related from the same narrative perspective? Are the stories related in past, present or future tense? Why are these choices significant?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of deceit in Norse Mythology. How does this theme relate to Loki? What other gods that are featured deceive others? What are the repercussions of those deceitful acts?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Asgard. Who lives in Asgard? How large is this setting? How populated is it? What are examples of imagery in the text to help illustrate this setting?

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