View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. _______ tells Thor the truth about Geirrod within the myth of their interaction.

3. Thor is told how to get home but hurls a _______ on his way.

4. Thor demands to know the man's name and he replies that it is ________.

5. Odin convinces Hrungir to drink from _______ horns in Valhalla.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Nanna, Balder's wife, after he is killed during the games of the gods and goddesses?

2. Why does Freyja call Hyndla out of her cave at the beginning of this section of the book?

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

4. What does the dwarf do to the red gold which Loki uses to heal the otter which he has killed?

5. What does Svipdag tell his mother has happened to his father during the story of the two?

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

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

8. How will Hod receive vengeance for killing Balder, according to the words of the seeress?

9. Why does Freyja want the giantess to give her boar some of the memory ale?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love seems to cause people in the myths to do things which might seem rash and over the top.

Part 1: Why do you think love causes the gods to act in peculiar ways?

Part 2: How do you think love might make a god do something that may not be rational?

Part 3: Do you think that love always makes people do irrational things?

Essay Topic 2

The apples of Idun seem to bring youth to the gods, so when they are stolen, the gods begin to age rapidly.

Part 1: Why is youthfulness important to the gods?

Part 2: How do you think the gods would fare if the apples had never been brought back?

Part 3: Do you think that youthfulness is important to try to hold onto?

Essay Topic 3

The opening of the book begins as it normally should - with the idea of how the world was created.

Part 1: Why do you think the stories of creation are so important in various cultures?

Part 2: How do you think the world was created according to your own personal beliefs?

Part 3: How do you think the world might have changed for the Norse had their world begun differently?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample