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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Ibn and his party taken captive?
(a) They are thought to be spies.
(b) They practice the wrong religion.
(c) They have not paid the wheel wright.
(d) They are thought to carry the plague.

2. What does Ibn observe about the Vikings social customs?
(a) They have few long time rituals.
(b) They have a strong sense of ritual.
(c) They have no cohesive society.
(d) They have a very loose social structure.

3. 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 do not share the same belief.
(c) They have fought wars over religion.
(d) They follow the same religion.

4. What kind of clothing do the Northmen wear?
(a) Clothing of fine wool.
(b) Very rough clothing.
(c) Clothing of silk and cotton.
(d) Beautiful embroidered jackets.

5. What skill does Ibn say is most noticeable on the first leg of his journey with the Northmen?
(a) Their fighting skills.
(b) Their ability to woo women.
(c) Their skills playing chess.
(d) Their sailing skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who choses Ibn to fulfill the letter's request?

2. What is the position of the man in question #15?

3. What does Ibn list in his narrative?

4. What is Buliwyf ask to do?

5. What do the merchants have primarily in their houses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ibn end up telling a story in Rothgar's Hall?

2. How does Ibn describe the rivers where he travels?

3. What does Ibn and his party see as they walk towards Rothgar's Hall and how do the Viking warriors feel about it?

4. What is Ibn's writing style and why does he write like that?

5. What does a boat that arrives bear and what is the message given to Buliwyf?

6. What trouble are the Northmen experiencing when Ibn meets them?

7. What does Ibn do about leaving at the beginning of Chapter Five, and how does he feel about his journey with the Northmen?

8. What does Ibn think of Rothgar's Hall when he first sees it and what does Herger say about the hall?

9. Why is there no adultery among the Turks?

10. How long was Ibn gone, and how did he tell about his journey?

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