Gods Versus Giants Quiz LL

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below: Frost giants _______________ the gods.

• respect and admire

• want to take power from

• live in fear of

• live longer than

Which lines best support your answer to question 1? Choose TWO answers.

• Thrym: “We must put the gods in their place.”

• Thiazi: “You gods think you rule the realms. But you do not rule us!”

• SD1: “In an enormous ice castle, four frost giants sit at a stone table.”

• Skadi: “Why can’t we live peacefully in our realm while the gods live in theirs?”

. At the end of Scene 1, Thiazi says, “There is one god who will promise anything to save his own skin.” To “save your own skin” means to

• do things poorly in order to save time.

• protect yourself from danger without caring what happens to anyone else.

• avoid saying what you mean.

• work hard.

In Scene 8, Odin says, “One day your treachery will be your end.” Context clues reveal that treachery most closely means

• caution

• loyalty

• anger

• betrayal.

Which detail should definitely be included in a summary of Gods Versus Giants? (A summary tells only the main points of something.)

• Thor’s muscles grow larger when he takes a bite of his apple.

• The roof of the great hall is made of gold.

• To save his life, Loki promises to bring Idunn and the Apples of Life to the frost giants

• A rainbow bridge leads into Asgard.

According to information in Gods Versus Giants, which of the following statements is true?

• The Vikings worshiped one god, Odin.

• Thor was the least popular god among the Vikings.

• The Vikings were invaders.

• Norse was the religion of the ancient Greeks and Romans.