Norse mythology multiple choice

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1. What is Gungnir?

Odin's spear ✓

Odin's horse ✓

One of Odin's two ravens ✓

Odin's sword ✓

2. Which of these was not forged by the dwarves Brokkr and Sindri?

a magic ring named Draupnir that produces other golden rings ✓

a living, golden boar named Gullinbursti ✓

Thor's hammer Mjolnir ✓

Skidbladnir, the "best of ships" ✓

3. When the giant Thrymr stole Thor's hammer, how did he get it back?

Thor dressed as the goddess Freya and pretended to marry Thrymr ✓

Thrymr sold it back to Thor for all his gold ✓

Loki disguised himself as Thrymr's wife and stole it back ✓

He did not get it back ✓

4. How was the god Baldr killed?

He was poisoned by his wife Nanna ✓

He was struck by a spear made of mistletoe ✓

He was killed in battle against a giant ✓

He drowned when his ship was sunk ✓

5. What was Fenrir?

A serpent so large it encircled the entire world ✓

An enormous wolf that bit off the hand of the god Tyr ✓

An eight-legged horse ✓

A giant who could transform into an eagle ✓

6. How did Odin lose his eye?

He traded it to gain wisdom ✓

He lost it in a battle with a giant ✓

He was stabbed in the eye by Loki ✓

He removed it and transformed it into a hawk ✓

7. What did Valkyries do?

Spread Odin's decrees to the other gods ✓

Brewed mead for the gods ✓

Brought those who died in battle to Valhalla ✓

Kept giants from invading Midgard ✓

8. What is Yggdrasil?

A dragon ✓

An immense tree that connects the Nine Worlds ✓

Thor's magical belt that doubles his strength ✓

A magical sword carried by the giant Surtr ✓

9. Who is the wife of Thor?

Sif ✓

Freya ✓

Iðunn ✓

Frigg ✓

10. Who was born from nine mothers?

Balder ✓

Thor ✓

Heimdall ✓

Loki ✓

11. Who are the Aesir and the Vanir?

fallen warriors who will fight alongside the gods at Ragnarok ✓

two groups of Norse gods ✓

two different clans of elves ✓

Odin's and Thor's personal guards ✓

12. Who lives in Midgard?

Dwarves ✓

Humans ✓

Elves ✓

Giants ✓

13. Which of these is NOT a child of Loki?

Narfi ✓

Jörmungandr ✓

Sleipnir ✓

Helblindi ✓

14. What is Ragnarok?

End of the world ✓

Death of the gods ✓

Twilight of the gods ✓

Birth of a new world ✓

15. Who wrote the Prose Edda, from which comes much of what we know of Norse mythology?

Snorri Sturluson ✓

Olaf Tryggvason ✓

Cnut the Great ✓

Leif Erikson ✓

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