Deck 14: Icelandicnorse: Prose Edda Ragnarok

Question 1

At Ragnarok, Fenrir the wolf will devour _______________.

A) Odin
B) Thor
C) the Midgard Serpent
D) Tyr

Answer 1

A

Question 2

At Ragnarok, ___________________.

A) the world explodes without a trace
B) the Vanir destroy the AEsir
C) Loki is the only remaining AEsir god
D) Thor and the Midgard Serpent kill each other

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The signs and portents of the coming destruction at Ragnarok do NOT include _______________.

A) three harsh winters without intervening summers
B) mountains falling because of earthquakes
C) the Sun and Moon being swallowed up
D) great floods that destroy all of the towns

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When Ragnarok seems about to begin, Odin rides to the spring of ________________ looking for a helpful prophecy.

A) Surt
B) Mimir
C) Vigrid
D) Hrym

Question 5

During the battle at Ragnarok, Vidar, the son of ______________, kills the wolf.

A) Thor
B) Odin
C) Frigg
D) Loki

Question 6

At Ragnarok, __________________ will join Loki and Hrym to fight against the AEsir gods.

A) Thor
B) Odin
C) the frost giants
D) Mimir

Question 7

Heimdall is the __________________.

A) god who guards Asgard
B) place where Yggdrasil, the World Tree, is located
C) ship of the dead
D) bridge between heaven and earth

Question 8

At Ragnarok, Tyr will kill the monster dog Garm and _________________.

A) will fight against Surt
B) Loki will try to revive him
C) Garm will kill Tyr
D) the Midgard Serpent will take revenge

Question 9

At Ragnarok, the world will end by _________________.

A) a flood caused by the Midgard Serpent
B) fire caused by Surt
C) magically disappearing
D) being converted into a new place

Question 10

The Einherjar are ______________________.

A) sons of Loki
B) sons of Odin
C) sons of Frey
D) warriors who fight on the side of the AEsir

Question 11

Lif and Lifthrasir are __________________.

A) humans who will be the start of a new world after Ragnarok
B) elves who have been hidden during Ragnarok
C) sons of Thor who survive Ragnarok
D) AEsir who will return from Hel after Ragnarok

Question 12

According to High One, after Ragnarok ___________________.

A) all of the gods and their families will be gone
B) Fenrir and Garm will reappear
C) even the sun will be gone
D) earth will rise out of the sea

Question 13

The importance of Yggdrasil in the Prose Edda is ____________________________.

Question 14

Ragnarok will be followed by ____________________________.

Question 15

Direct interaction between humans and the gods will cease after Ragnarok because _______________________________________________.

Question 16

Utgard-Loki tells Thor the old woman he had wrestled was ____________________, and that he could not have won because ___________________________________.

Question 17

In the Prose Edda, Gangleri is ___________________ in disguise.

Question 18

When Ragnarok is immanent, Heimdall ____________________ to awaken the gods.

Question 19

At Ragnarok, the rainbow bridge is broken by ______________________.

Question 20

______________________ is the rainbow bridge connecting earth and heaven.

Question 21

The giant Surt rules _________________________.

Question 22

At Ragnarok, ______________________ will spew poison into the air.

Question 23

Mimir's spring flows under _________________________, the World Tree.

Question 24

At Ragnarok, "_________________________ will ride first in a helmet of gold and a beautiful coat of mail."

Question 25

Thor's hammer is called _______________________.

Question 26

After Ragnarok, Baldr will return from _____________________.