Norse Mythology

Odin, Thor, and Baldur are all members of the...

• Vanir

• Aesir

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Balder's mother was...

• Freya

• Sif

• Frigg

• Hel

When Frigg heard that Balder's death was inevitable, she...

• made all natural things die.

• made all natural things promise not to hurt Balder.

• made all natural things ignore Balder.

• made all natural things invisible to Balder.

When the gods were playing the game with Balder, who was vengeful and mean?

• Odin

• Thor

• Heimdal

• Loki

What was given to Hod by Loki to throw at Balder?

• Misteltoe

• Dandelion

• Rose

• Holly

Whom did Odin try to convince to release Balder back to the world of the living?

• Hel

• Garm

• Sleipnir

• A giantess

Loki knew that mistletoe could hurt Balder

• True
• False

Why do the gods decide to put chains on the Fenris Wolf?

•  He keeps wandering off.
• He is becoming large ferocious beast and a threat to their lives.
• He has been eating many of the gods 
• They need to assert their power.

According to this myth, Odin will eventually be....?

• eaten by the Fenris Wolf
• be defeated by the demons of ice and fire
• Become the sun and the moon
• be drowned 

Why did Tyr offer to sacrifice his hand for the gods?

• He was born to make sacrifices for others.
• He knows that the Fates have decided it.
• Like all the gods, he can grow another hand
• He decided to take responsibility for the Fenris Wolf and save the Gods