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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the day, Loki assumes the form of _______ during the story after he flees Asgard.
(a) An eel.
(b) An otter.
(c) A salmon.
(d) A wolf.

2. Odin was enticed by a girl's ______, and she eventually leads him into a trap.
(a) Gold statues.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Fair words.

3. A giantess named ______ is the only one that will not weep for Balder.
(a) Ragnarok.
(b) Idun.
(c) Thokk.
(d) Bragi.

4. Upon their arrival the giant _______ declares each one must be proved worthy of staying.
(a) Utgard-Loki.
(b) Ymir.
(c) Mimir.
(d) Skrymir.

5. Thor's boy servant, _______, finds a large hall with one whole wall missing.
(a) Aegir.
(b) Skrymir.
(c) Loki.
(d) Thialfi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Loki flees Asgard to live in a remote area of _______.

2. Balder is pierced by a poison ______, when he is killed by the one who is meant to kill him.

3. Loki spends _______ months imprisoned in a cage.

4. The sybil _______ tries to remove the bone but is unable to finish.

5. Thor takes ______ along as a companion on his journey to battle the giants.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geirrod throw at Thor in order to hurt him during their battle with each other?

2. What does Fjolsvid reveal about Menglad and his marriage future as well as his ability to open the gates?

3. Why does Freyja encircle the giantess in fire after she says something offensive to her?

4. What happens when the men realize they have no meat to eat on the night they stay in the poor farmhouse?

5. What do the gods and the goddesses decide to test as they feel that Balder is going to be completely free from harm?

6. How did the giant king prevent his visitors from winning any of the contests of strength?

7. What is the speech by Loddfafnir include for all of those who are listening to it?

8. Why didn't Frigg get a promise from the mistletoe to not harm Balder in any way?

9. What do the men realize they are sleeping in when they awake in the morning?

10. What does Odin trick Hrungnir into doing when they are engaging in a contest to see whose horse is faster?

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