WorksheetsNorse Mythology
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is Yggdrasil?
the Midgard serpent
the world tree
the well of memory
the initial chaos
How many realms are there?
8
9
7
5
Where do humans live?
Svartalfheim
Muspellheim
Midgard
Asgard
Who are the Aesir?
trolls
frost giants
top race of gods
dwarves
Where does Snorre Sturlason say the Aesir came from?
Greece
Troy
Babylon
Persia
What is euhemerism?
The belief that history is largely a fiction.
Historical figures become mythical figures.
The study of pagan religions.
Mythology leads to societal destruction.
Who is the top god of the Norse pantheon?
Njord
Thor
Odin
Freyr
What is the story frame of the Gylfiginning?
Thor recites the descent of the gods
Gylfi posing as Ganglere asks the gods questions
Odin and Gylfi have a contest of wits
Freyr takes Gylfi on a trip through Valhalla
The giant whose body becomes Midgard...
Bor
Ymir
Laufey
Buri
Primeval super-cow...
Surtur
Ymir
Auðumbla
Jormungand
Where do the dark elves live?
Muspellheim
Svartalfheim
Jotunheim
Asgard
How does one travel between realms?
Skidbladnir
Thor's lightning
Bifrost
Serpent's Tongue
Who was licked out of the salt rock by the super-cow?
Bestla, who begat Odin, who begat Loki
Bor, who begat Bure, who begat Odin
Bure, who begat Bor, who begat Odin
Bure, who Begat Odin, who begat Laufey
What happened to Ymir's blood after he was slain?
It evaporated into the clouds.
It slaked the thirst of the frost giants.
It became the ocean.
It froze into Nifelheim.
How formed was the sky?
It is the primeval turtle's shell.
It is Ymir's skull.
It is the ribcage of the super-cow.
It is the hull of the first ship.
Valhalla is...
Odin's hall where half the slain in battle go.
Freyr's hall where half the slain in battle go.
Odin's hall where all those slain in battle go.
Thor's hall where the bravest warriors live.
The first two humans created by Odin and his brothers are...
Freya and Freyr
Ask and Embla
Dore and Ore
Adam and Eve
What do the three Norns do?
fend off Nidhogg
water the world tree
tend the well of Mimir
shape men's fates
Who are Loki's children?
Gylfi and Ganglere
Skidbladnir and Skadi
Tyr, Baldur, and Thor
Hel, Fenris, and Jormungand
What is the problem with Fenris, the wolf?
The wolf is slowly devouring the world tree.
All prophecies declare he will be fatal to the Aesir.
The prophecies declare that he will drink the oceans.
The wolf is preying on the super cow, Audhumbla.
How is Fenris brought into submission?
The gods appoint Thor to strike him down with Mjollnir.
The gods bind him with Gleipnir, a thin fetter.
The gods lock him in Nifelheim.
The dwarves (Dvergar) forge an inescapable cage of bronze.
Who loses his hand to the wolf?
Heimdall
Tyr
Odin
Freyr
When will the wolf Fenris break free and be the bane of the gods?
when Jotunheim is destroyed
after 1000 years
Ragnarok
Armageddon
What does Ragnarok mean?
Ragnar's revenge
rock of ages
fire and ice
destined end of the gods
How is the Bifrost broken at Ragnarok?
Heimdall striking it with his sword
The fire giants of Muspelheim crossing it
The Vanir sabotaging it
The Asgardians' superweapon Drepstokki exploding
Who does Thor fight at Ragnarok, and how does he die?
The Fenris wolf; the wolf's bite kills him.
The Midgard serpent; the serpent's venom kills him.
Fire giant Surtur; he is burned to death.
Ice jotun Laufey; he is frozen to death.
At Ragnarok, Loki and ________ fight, killing one another.
Odin
Heimdall
Tyr
Freyr
Which gods survive or re-emerge after Ragnarok? (Check all that apply.)
Freya and Freyr
Thor's sons, Modi and Magni
Vidar and Vale
Baldur and Hoder
Thor's sons still have what weapon?
Excalibur
Mjollnir
Skidbladnir
Bifrost
What is the name of the couple who repopulates the world?
Adam and Lilith
Adam and Eve
Ask and Embla
Lif and Lifthrasir
What plant kills Baldur?
pine
oak
mistletoe
fern
Who throws the fatal dart at Baldur?
Thor as directed by Loki
Loki as directed by Hodur
Hodur as directed by Loki
Hodur as directed by Thor
Why can't Baldur return from Hel?
The lilies of the field do not bow their heads at Odin's passing.
The giantess Thok, who was probably Loki, would not weep for him.
The giant Laufey says he may not return from Hel.
The Aesir cannot ransom him from Hel.
When Loki changes himself into a salmon to hide from the gods, who catches him and how?
Heimdall catches him in a basket.
Tyr catches him by the dorsal fin.
Thor catches him by the tail.
Odin grabs him by the gills.
How is Loki punished after being caught?
bound to a tree, dragon gnaws his legs; eagle pecks at him.
bound to three rocks; serpent venom dripping over his head; wife catches it in a bowl.
bound underwater with the Midgard Serpent; wife's attempts to free him always fail.
frozen in Jotunheim; tortured by frost giants.
The best archetype to describe Loki is...
hero.
trickster.
villain.
anti-hero.
A Greek/Roman god who could be compared to Thor is...
Poseidon/Neptune
Ares/Mars
Zeus/Jupiter
Apollo
Tyr, the Norse god, is associated with strength and bravery and victory in war, so he could be compared to which Greek/Roman god?
Apollo
Zeus/Jupiter
Ares/Mars
Poseidon/Neptune
What kind of tree is Yggdrasil?
ash
pine
oak
alder
Which mythology do you like best?
Greek
Roman
Norse
What is the term to describe when two or more religions are combined?
accretion
syncretism
polytheism
atheism
Norse refers to...
the language of the ancient peoples of Scandinavia.
the ancestors of the Romans and Greeks.
the Russian tribes of the steppes.
the Baltic peoples of the sub-Arctic region of Europe.
The countries of Scandinavia today are...
England, Scotland, and Wales.
France, Netherlands, and Belgium.
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Russia, Poland, and Germany.
Thursday is named after which god?
Tyr
Freyr
Odin
Thor
Which Norse god wields a hammer and can control lightning?
Njord
Thor
Freyr
Heimdallr
