Norse Myths (Raz Kids - Level V)

What problem is introduced in

the rising action of the myth

“Odin’s Search for Wisdom”?

• Odin wants Loki to return

  Idun and her magical apples

  to Asgard.

• Odin wants the trickster,

  Loki, to get new hair for Sif,

  Thor’s wife.

• Odin wants to eat ox meat,

  but it will not cook because

  Thiassi put a spell on it.

• Odin wants to drink from

  the well of knowledge, but

  a giant guards the well.

What conclusion can readers

draw about life on Asgard?

• Life on Asgard has many

  adventures and lots of

  excitement.

• Life on Asgard is very calm,

  quiet, and peaceful.

• Life on Asgard has many rules

  that are never broken.

• Life on Asgard is very

  repetitive and boring.

How does Loki feel about the idea of kidnapping Idun?

• excited

• hesitant

• relieved

• angry

What would be the benefit of having a magical ship that could be folded and stowed inside a pocket?

• The gods would be able

  to trade that ship for other

  magical tools.

• The gods would always have

  a ship available whenever

  they needed it.

• The gods would have

  a way to sail from Asgard

  to Midgard.

• The gods would be able

  to sail faster than the

  frost giants.

Loki taunted the dwarves as they

were making magical tools. What

does taunted mean?

• praised or cheered someone

  on with encouraging words

• set free or reintroduced

  into the wild

• challenged or provoked

  someone with insulting words

• left someone behind

How are Odin and Mimir similar?

• They both want to have

  all the knowledge of

  the universe.

• They both hate frost giants

  and battle them in many

  Norse myths

• They both love Asgard and

  want to protect it from harm.

• They both desire the most

  magical tools from the

  dwarves.

What became the gods’ most powerful defense against the giants?

• Idun and her apples

• Thiassi and his disguise

• Loki and his tricks

• Thor and his hammer

What happens after Loki realizes he is going to lose the bet with the dwarves?

• He escapes to Midgard and

  hides among the humans

  until the dwarves have

  forgotten about him.

• He turns into a fly and stings

  the eye of the dwarf who is

  making the hammer.

• He races to Odin to explain

  the situation and ask for help.

• He begs Thor to protect him

  against the dwarves in order

  to save his head.

Which of the following sentences from the book is part of the resolution of the myth “The Making of Thor’s Hammer”?

• Realizing they couldn’t take

  his head without his neck,

  the dwarves decided to

  sew Loki’s mouth shut as

  punishment for this trickery.

• Loki took all six of his

  treasures and returned

  to Asgard.

• “I know you’re great

  craftsmen, but I’ll wager

  my head that you can never

  make anything equal to this.”

• The trickster god Loki was

  well known for his pranks.

Which of the following means the myths, or ancient stories about heroes or supernatural beings, of a culture or group?

• mythology

• biology

• archaeology

• sociology