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Question 1 (1 point)

 

Túatha Dé Danann?

Question 1 options:

	1)  Celtic religious leader
	2)  forces of darkness
	3)  first person to die in Ireland
	4)  people of the Mother Goddess
	5)  Goddess who gave her name to Ireland
	6)  Warrior and god of fertility

Question 2 (1 point)

 

Dagda?

Question 2 options:

	1)  Celtic religious leader
	2)  forces of darkness
	3)  first person to die in Ireland
	4)  people of the Mother Goddess
	5)  Goddess who gave her name to Ireland
	6)  Warrior and god of fertility

Question 3 (1 point)

 

Eriu?

Question 3 options:

	1)  Celtic religious leader
	2)  forces of darkness
	3)  first person to die in Ireland
	4)  people of the Mother Goddess
	5)  Goddess who gave her name to Ireland
	6)  Warrior and god of fertility

Question 4 (1 point)

 

Yggdrasill?

Question 4 options:

	1)  spirit who controls a person's fate
	2)  Thor's Hammer
	3)  home of the Norse gods
	4)  Mischievous god
	5)  emptiness that existed at the start of creation
	6)  end of the world
	7)  tree that will protect the human race
	8)  payment instead of death
	9)  ancient symbolic writing
	10)  dwarf who curses a ring
	11)  shape-changing dwarf
	12)  opera based on the Norse sagas

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Question 5 (1 point)

 

Loki?

Question 5 options:

	1)  spirit who controls a person's fate
	2)  Thor's Hammer
	3)  home of the Norse gods
	4)  Mischievous god
	5)  emptiness that existed at the start of creation
	6)  end of the world
	7)  tree that will protect the human race
	8)  payment instead of death
	9)  ancient symbolic writing
	10)  dwarf who curses a ring
	11)  shape-changing dwarf
	12)  opera based on the Norse sagas

Question 6 (1 point)

 

Mjollnir?

Question 6 options:

	1)  spirit who controls a person's fate
	2)  Thor's Hammer
	3)  home of the Norse gods
	4)  Mischievous god
	5)  emptiness that existed at the start of creation
	6)  end of the world
	7)  tree that will protect the human race
	8)  payment instead of death
	9)  ancient symbolic writing
	10)  dwarf who curses a ring
	11)  shape-changing dwarf
	12)  opera based on the Norse saga

Question 7 (1 point)

 

Fafnir?

Question 7 options:

	1)  spirit who controls a person's fate
	2)  Thor's Hammer
	3)  home of the Norse gods
	4)  Mischievous god
	5)  emptiness that existed at the start of creation
	6)  end of the world
	7)  tree that will protect the human race
	8)  payment instead of death
	9)  ancient symbolic writing
	10)  dwarf who curses a ring
	11)  shape-changing dwarf
	12)  opera based on the Norse sagas

Question 8 (1 point)

 

Ring of the Nibelung

Question 8 options:

	1)  spirit who controls a person's fate
	2)  Thor's Hammer
	3)  home of the Norse Gods
	4)  Mischievous god
	5)  emptiness that existed at the start of creation
	6)  end of the world
	7)  tree that will protect the human race
	8)  payment instead of death
	9)  ancient symbolic writing
	10)  dwarf who curses a ring
	11)  shape-changing dwarf
	12)  opera based on the Norse sagas

Question 9 (1 point)

 

Wergild?

Question 9 options:

	1)  spirit who controls a person’s fate
	2)  Thor’s Hammer
	3)  home of the Norse gods
	4)  Mischievous god
	5)  emptiness that existed at the start of creation
	6)  end of the world
	7)  tree that will protect the human race
	8)  payment instead of death
	9)  ancient symbolic writing
	10)  dwarf who curses a ring
	11)  shape-changing dwarf
	12)  opera based on the Norse sagas

Question 10 (1 point)

 

Andvari?

Question 10 options:

	1)  spirit who controls a person's fate
	2)  Thor's Hammer
	3)  home of the Norse gods
	4)  Mischievous god
	5)  emptiness that existed at the start of creation
	6)  end of the world
	7)  tree that will protect the human race
	8)  payment instead of death
	9)  ancient symbolic writing
	10)  dwarf who curses a ring
	11)  king of the gods
	12)  opera based on the Norse sagas

Question 11 (1 point)

 

When the divine races occupied Ireland, they brought improvements to life on the island.

Question 11 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 12 (1 point)

 

According to myth, Ireland was successively destroyed and restored.

Question 12 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 13 (1 point)

 

When the Milesians defeated the Túatha Dé Danann, the gods abandoned Ireland.

Question 13 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 14 (1 point)

 

Valiant warriors are rewarded when the Valkyries carry them to Valhalla where they will fight and feast to the end of the world.

Question 14 options:

	1) True
	2) False

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Question 15 (1 point)

 

Odin often appears to people in the disguise of an old man, and is not recognized until after he departs.

Question 15 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 16 (1 point)

 

The dragon that guards the horde of gold is the transformed brother of Sigurd’s tutor.

Question 16 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 17 (1 point)

 

At the end of the world, according to Norse beliefs, nothing survives except a boat carrying one man and one woman.

Question 17 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 18 (1 point)

 

Gold that is kept rather than shared ultimately corrupts the values of the hoarder.

Question 18 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 19 (1 point)

 

Odin is the god of poetry as well as the god of war.

Question 19 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 20 (1 point)

 

Sigurd becomes invincible when he eats the heart of the dragon.

Question 20 options:

	1) True
	2) False

Question 21 (5 points)

 

Choose one of the following questions, and provide a short answer of two paragraphs, using specific references to the myths covered in the module.  You may use both the required readings and the recommended ones in your answer. 1.    Provide a synopsis of the ages in the Irish myth  The Ages of the World.  What is the significance of the pattern that emerges? How does the myth give an insight to the contemporary Irish worldview? OR 2.    What does the humor in The Theft of Thor’s Hammer reveal about the Germanic character?  What other instance of humor appear in the myths that we have studied ? What does the humor in those myths reveal about their respective cultures?

Question 22 (5 points)

 

Choose one of the following questions, and provide a short answer of two paragraphs, using specific references to the myths covered in the module.  You may use both the required readings and the recommended ones in your answer. 1.    Norse mythology has provided the impetus for books and films such as The Hobbit and those based on the Marvel comic books.  Provide 3 themes or motifs and indicate whether they remain true to their roles in the original myths. OR 2.    Define Ragnarok.  What is Loki’s role in the events?  Does his role make him a positive or negative figure?