Laxdaela Saga Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Laxdaela Saga Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. Who is Gudrun's first husband?
(a) Hjalmar Einarsson.
(b) Bolli the Peacock.
(c) Thorvald Halldorsson.
(d) Gest Oddleifsson.

2. How much of Hoskuld's estate does Olaf receive?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/2.

3. What does Hoskuld also purchase in Norway that his wife Jorunn objects to at first, but then accepts?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A house.
(c) A fjord.
(d) A boat.

4. Who is discovered to have Irish royalty in his or her lineage?
(a) Hoskuld.
(b) Melkorka.
(c) Olaf.
(d) Jorunn.

5. Who does Melkorka eventually marry?
(a) Hoskuld the Stubbonr.
(b) Vigdis the Liar.
(c) Breida the Valiant.
(d) Thorbjorn the Feeble.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Olaf the Peacock buys the land, what does he rename it?

2. Whose inheritance does Hoskuld's half-brother lay claim to?

3. What is the name of the estate and dynasty that starts with Thorgend's marriage?

4. Who does Gudrun meet after her second husband die?

5. By the end of Chapter 30, who is at the height of power and prestige?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the effect of Kotkel on Gudrun's life.

2. Describe Geirmund.

3. What happens after Thurid gives Bolli the sword?

4. Describe Gudrun's first and second marriages.

5. What does Melkorka want and do for her son?

6. Who is Hrut Herjolfsson?

7. How does the Laxriverdale dynasty begin and who is important in this dynasty?

8. What does Unn the Deep-Minded do to the Breidafjord?

9. What is the problem King Harald faces with chieftains?

10. What crime does Thord Gorddi commit and how does he act when he is pursued?

(see the answer keys)

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