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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ibn liken the Northmen to animals?
(a) Their language sounds like growling.
(b) They fight over women.
(c) They eat their food raw.
(d) They do not wash after a toilet.

2. What does the interpreter say to Ibn's comment?
(a) He explains it has to do with their gods.
(b) He agrees that all men are afraid of something.
(c) He does not explain the Northmen.
(d) He says that it always kills someone.

3. With what does Chapter One begin?
(a) An invocation to Allah.
(b) A recounting of the introduction.
(c) A lamentation for lives lost.
(d) A statement of intention.

4. What is the story about that Ibn told the hall?
(a) A hunt for the wild boar.
(b) A story about Eygpt.
(c) A man who does not change his slippers.
(d) The history of Islam.

5. How long was Ibn gone?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Three years.

6. What is the differences between Ibn's observations of the Vikings and the general European view of them at that time?
(a) The Vikings are more matriarchal than thought.
(b) He said that were not the barbarians Europeans thought.
(c) The Vikings are much more pacifistic than thought.
(d) They are not as civilized as thought in Europe.

7. What is Buliwyf ask to do?
(a) Build a new ship for the king.
(b) Battle a fierce monster.
(c) Accompany Ibn to Rome.
(d) Give the crown to Thorkel.

8. What town does Herger point out to Ibn when they are on the ship?
(a) Venice.
(b) London.
(c) Bulger.
(d) Cairo.

9. What is the position of the man in question #15?
(a) War Leader of the Northmen.
(b) King of the Saqaliba.
(c) Emperor of Rome.
(d) King of the Britons.

10. Why are the warriors of Trelburg clean?
(a) There is 200 days of rain every year.
(b) They swim in the ocean everyday.
(c) They have hot springs inside.
(d) They wash in the river regularly.

11. How many gates does Trelburg have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

12. What does Ibn say when he is writing about something he saw?
(a) Anyone can see this is true.
(b) I saw this with my own eyes.
(c) I do not expect to be believed.
(d) This is probably true.

13. What does Buliwyf do with a small stone carving they find in the farmhouse?
(a) Put it in his pocket.
(b) Throw it down and shatter it.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Place it over the graves they dig for the farm family.

14. How does Ibn view his coming trip with the Northmen?
(a) As a wonderful way to study another culture.
(b) As a way to gather a great deal of information.
(c) As a great adventure.
(d) As a death sentence.

15. How does the religious beliefs of the people from question #25 and Ibn's people compare?
(a) Ibn's people have no religion.
(b) They follow the same religion.
(c) They have fought wars over religion.
(d) They do not share the same belief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees to the comfort of Ibn's party?

2. Who is Wulfgar's father?

3. What does Thorkel want to do with Ibn?

4. Towards where are the defenses of Trelburg focused?

5. In what year was Ibn Fadlan sent on his journey?

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