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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. _______ agrees to let the gods pay a ransom for the death of his kin.
(a) Hreidmar.
(b) Regin.
(c) Fafnir.
(d) Loddfafnir.

2. Loki kills the animal they found with a _______, according to the myth.
(a) Hammer.
(b) Sword.
(c) Spear.
(d) Stone.

3. Odin decides to take his horse ______ and ride to the giant Hrungir.
(a) Angantyr.
(b) Sleipnir.
(c) Ottar.
(d) Svadilfari.

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

5. Balder's brother _____ is blind, according to the description in the myth.
(a) Vali.
(b) Hod.
(c) Nanna.
(d) Narvi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ottar and Angantyr will be meeting in ______ days within the myth story.

2. _____ is hung above Loki, dripping venom in his face.

3. A giantess named ______ is the only one that will not weep for Balder.

4. Loki borrows _______ falcon skin and flies into Jotunheim.

5. Thor is given ______ to fight Geirrod, according to the book's content.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the warning that Thor gives to those who eat the meat he has provided for the dinner?

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

5. What promise does Thrud's father refuse to uphold when he objects to the union of Alvis and Thrud?

6. What happens to Ottar as the giantess and Freyja battle amongst themselves?

7. What happens when Thor tries to drink from the horn when he is with the giants?

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

9. Why does Geirrod believe that the falcon is actually someone in disguise when he sees the falcon in his land?

10. Why does the farmer take offense to the three gods who arrive on his doorstep with the otter?

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