Norse Mythology

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Question 1:

Who was the first living being in Norse mythology?

Your Answer Bor Incorrect

The correct answer is Ymir.

In the beginning was an emptiness called Ginnungagap. In the north, a

cold land called Niflheim, ultimately the land of the dead, was formed. In the
south, a hot land called Muspell came into being. Where heat and cold met in
between, thawing ice melted into Ymir, the first frost-giant, and eventually a
huge cow, Audumla, whose milk Ymir fed upon. Audumla licked the frost
and eventually uncovered Buri. Buri begat Bor. Bor married Bestla, a frost-
giantess. Bor and Bestla had three sons: Odin, Vili and Ve. The rest is history.

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Question 2:

Which of the following is NOT a denizen of Yggdrasil, the World-Tree?

Your Answer [No Answer] Incorrect

The correct answer is Glamnir the bear.

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Yggdrasil supports all the nine worlds. It has three roots: one in Vanaheim,
in the Well of Wyrd where the Norns Urd ('that which has become'), Verdandi
('that which is becoming') and Skuld ('that which should become') make their
{home;} one in Jotunheim, in Mimir's {Well;} and one in Niflheim, the land
of the dead, in the Well of Hvergelmir. Aside from the worlds themselves,
Yggdrasil is home to many creatures. Ratatosk the squirrel runs up and down,
communicating insults between an unnamed (!?) eagle at the top and Nidhogg
the serpent (the name is usually translated as 'corpse-sucker') coiled around
Yggdrasil's Niflheim root. The hawk Vedfolnir hangs out on the eagle's head.
There are in addition four harts called Dain, Dvalin, Duneyr and Durathror, as
well as the goat Heidrun, and others of lesser importance.

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Question 3:

Who was the mother of Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged steed?

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The correct answer is Loki.

Loki convinced his fellow Asir to make a high-stakes bet with a builder
that he could not build a fortress for the gods in a short period of time. The
builder turned out to be a giant, and his horse Svadilfari a prodigious worker.
It looked like the Asir were going to lose the bet, and they were going to kill
Loki for it. Loki actually saved the day by assuming the shape of a lovely
mare, and luring Svadilfari away. The ploy was effective, but Svadilfari was a
little faster than Loki might have hoped... Freya, the Vanir deity of beauty,
love, and dead heroes, was a mother but not of any monsters. Jormungand, the
Midgard Serpent and another child of Loki, was mother to no one.
Angerboda, an evil giantess, assumed the form of Thor's wife and mothered a
child by him. In addition, she was the mother of Loki's monstrous offspring
Jormungand, Fenris, and Hel. But not of Sleipnir.

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Question 4:

Which of the following is NOT a manner by which Odin achieved special

wisdom or knowledge?

Your Answer [No Answer] Incorrect

The correct answer is Ears licked clean by a magical serpent so that he

understood the speech of animals..

It was Melampus, from Greek myth, whose ears were so licked (except the
serpents were not particularly magical). ...The tree Odin was bound to was, of
course, Yggdrasil, and from this experience Odin learned the secret of runes,
among other things. The severed head was that of Mimir, who spoke hard
counsel. The giantess was Gunnlod and her father Suttung, who had extorted
the mead from the dwarves who brewed it. (The serpent form was how Odin
entered Gunnlod's bedchamber, not necessarily how he seduced her.) Odin
also had two ravens, Hugi and Muni, respectively thought and memory, who
brought him news.

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Question 5:

When the evil giant Thrym stole Mjollnir, the gods were desperate to get
it back. Who did they send to be Thrym's bride in exchange for the
return of the magical hammer?

Your Answer [No Answer] Incorrect

The correct answer is The lovely Thor.

I am afraid it was the lovely Thor. With a veil. The scene makes for some
of the highest comedy in the Edda, when Thrym attempts to compliment his
blushing bride and, to his horror, gets close enough to catch a glimpse of
Thor's horrible, bloodshot, piggy eyes. The Norse did NOT idealize their gods.

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Question 6:

Which of the following was NOT a material that went into the forging of
Gleipnir, the chain by which Fenris-wolf was bound?

Your Answer [No Answer] Incorrect

The correct answer is molten silver coins.

For the record, Fenris was too strong to be bound by any normal chain, no
matter how heavy. So the dwarves were called to fashion something special.
Gleipnir was made of the sound of a cat's footfall, a woman's beard, a
mountain's roots, a bear's sinews, a fish's breath and a bird's spittle.

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Question 7:

In Norse myth, Ash and Elm play a role analogous to which of the
following pairs (within the context of a rival mythology)?

Your Answer [No Answer] Incorrect

The correct answer is Adam and Eve, from Judeo-Christian belief.

Ask and Embla (Ash and Elm in English) were created (out of the trees
that are their namesakes) by Odin. Odin's brothers Vili and Ve gave them
intelligence and sensory perception, respectively. They are the ancestors of all
humans.

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Question 8:

Which of the following was NOT foretold as a harbinger of Ragnarok?

Your Answer [No Answer] Incorrect

The correct answer is The return of frost-giant Ymir with an army of the dead..

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The Norse eschaton will follow a sequence of events roughly thus: first
comes the terrible Fimbulwinter, three winters without summer. Fenris breaks
his chains and Jormungand poisons the world. Loki appears at the helm of
Nagelfara, the nail-ferry, a ship made from the fingernails of dead men (trim
the nails of corpses or you risk hastening the end of the world). The wolves
Skoll and Hatti devour the sun and moon. The fire-giant Surt appears with his
flaming sword. Heimdall blows his horn, and everyone kills each other. The
only survivors are two mortals, who repopulate the earth. Two lucky Asir
come back to life: Balder and Hider.

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Question 9:

Who kills Thor at Ragnarok?

Your Answer [No Answer] Incorrect

The correct answer is Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent.

Thor kills Jormungand, steps back nine paces, and then succumbs to the
beast's venom.

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Question 10:

Who kills Odin at Ragnarok?

Your Answer Loki, God of Mischief Incorrect

The correct answer is Fenris, the Wolf.

Odin is killed by Fenris, who is in turn killed by Vidar, a son of Odin. For
the record, Loki and Heimdall kill one another. And all the other gods and
giants die too.

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