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Creation Myth Review: Celtic and Norse

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Norse myth, the chaos in the beginning was called...

a)

Nifelheim

b)

Ginnungagap

c)

Hvengelmir

d)

Muspelheim

2.

Who guards Muspelheim with a flaming sword?

a)

Ymir

b)

Bestla

c)

Hel

d)

Surt

3.

Who was formed when the ice of Nifelheim and the fire of Muspelheim came together?

a)

Odin

b)

the Frost Giants

c)

Audhumla

d)

Ymir

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three brothers?

a)

Ve

b)

Bor

c)

Vili

d)

Odin

5.

From which part of Ymir did the Frost Giants emerge?

a)

his left armpit

b)

his skull

c)

his blood

d)

his right armpit

6.

Which land was created for the humans to occupy?

a)

Vanaheim

b)

Asgard

c)

Nidavellir

d)

Midgard

7.

What animal keeps the moon and sun traveling across the sky?

a)

dragons

b)

ravens

c)

wolves

d)

horses

8.

Which brother gave man understanding and movement?

a)

Odin

b)

Thor

c)

Vili

d)

Balder

9.

Which two trees do Ask and Embla represent?

a)

ash and cypress

b)

ash and elm

c)

elm and oak

d)

cypress and elm

10.

Why did Odin sacrifice an eye?

a)

to overthrow Vili and Ve

b)

to be named ruler of Asgard

c)

to earn a place in Valhalla

d)

to drink from Mimir

11.

What mighty tree supports the universe?

a)

Hvergelmir

b)

Bifrost

c)

Yggdrasil

d)

Jotunheim

12.

How many gods and goddesses are there in the Norse pantheon according to the myth?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

24

d)

30

13.

According to the Celtic myth, what existed before gods and men?

a)

a horse

b)

the sea and land

c)

time

d)

the stars

14.

To what did the sea and land give birth?

a)

Cernunnos

b)

Tethra

c)

Epona

d)

Eiocha

15.

What were the names of the original gods in the Celtic myth youtube I attached?

a)

Briain and Finn

b)

Briain and Cernunnos

c)

Donn and Danu

d)

Finn and Danu

16.

Which type of tree did Cernunnos use to create men and animals?

a)

ash

b)

willow

c)

elm

d)

oak

17.

Which god fashioned a harp and played it in Cernunnos' forest?

a)

Teutates

b)

Epona

c)

Maponos

d)

Tauranis

18.

What weapon did the giants use to attempt to overthrow the gods?

a)

waves

b)

lightning

c)

tree limbs

d)

fire

19.

How were the sea giants created?

a)

Cernunnos took seeds from the oak tree and threw them into the sea

b)

Eiocha and gave birth to them, but Cernunnos thought them ugly, so he banished them to the sea

c)

Eiocha threw bark into the ocean she had ripped from a tree while giving birth

d)

the sea foam made them the same way it formed Eiocha

20.

What race was almost wiped out as a result of the battle?

a)

gods

b)

giants

c)

dwarves

d)

humans