Lessons - Tests

Answers Lesson 2 - Tests and Reading

Comprehension Test

1. How was Fenris persuaded to accept the fetter made for him by the gods?
   The god Tyr put his hand into Fenris's mouth as a pledge of good faith

2. What are Odin's two ravens called?
   Thought and Memory

3. Name three possessions of the god Thor?
   There were four you could have had, his hammer, his magic belt of strength, his gauntlets or his chariot

4. Who will kill Odin at Ragnarok?
   The wolf Fenris

5. Which rune's glyph may represent Odin's hat?
   Ansuz (Os)

6. Who was responsible for Baldur's death?
   Strictly speaking the blind god Hodur killed him but only after Loki guided his hand knowing what would happen. You could also blame Frigga for not making the mistletoe swear the oath. However Hodur is the accepted answer

7. Which god's major activity was protecting heaven and earth from giants
   Thor

8. How did Odin lose an eye?
   He sacrificed it in return for a drink from Mimir's Well in order to gain wisdom and eloquence

9. Which god maintains justice, order and cosmic law, overseeing and upholding contracts?
   Tyr

10. Who will be the new chief god after Ragnarok?
    Baldur

Reading

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Further Exercises

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