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Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Quiz

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1)

How does Ibn feel at first as he travels with the Northmen? (from Chapter Five, The Journey to the Far Country)

Isolated and alone.
Surrounded by kindred souls.
Like he belongs in their group.
As if he has never lived.
2)

How does Ibn leave the Northmen? (from Chapter Fifteen, The Return from the North Country)

With a group seeking Wulfgar.
On a merchant ship.
On Herger's horse.
On foot by himself.
3)

What is Trelburg? (from Chapter Six, The Encampment at Trelburg)

A huge city.
A large town.
A small village.
A military camp.
4)

How does Buliwyf find the concept of blessing food? (from Chapter Five, The Journey to the Far Country)

Disgusting.
Humorous.
Blasphemous.
Intriguing.
5)

What color is the whale that Ibn sees swimming near the boat? (from Chapter Six, The Encampment at Trelburg)

Blue.
White and black.
Black.
Grey.
6)

What do the Northmen do with great happiness following the first battle? (from Chapter Eight, The Events that Followed the First Battle)

Hail their king.
Plan their next strategy.
Bury their dead.
Congratulate Buliwyf.
7)

Why doesn't Ibn leave Hurot? (from Chapter Fifteen, The Return from the North Country)

He has no horse to ride.
He has fallen in love.
Herger has asked him to stay.
Rothgar will not let him.
8)

What possibility is discussed as to what the wendol are? (from Appendix: The Mist Monsters, Sources, and A Factual Note on Eaters of the Dead)

They are an early form of human beings.
They are made with magic.
They are a genetic malformation.
They are the progeny of humans and apes mating.
9)

Who foretells the mists will come the night after the feast? (from Chapter Seven, The Kingdom of Rothgar in the Land of Venden)

The Herald.
The Angel of Death.
The King.
The Dwarf Seer.
10)

What surrounds Trelburg? (from Chapter Six, The Encampment at Trelburg)

Two rivers.
Mountains.
A desert.
The ocean on one side and a river on the other side.
11)

Why does the group dismount when they come to the region of caves? (from Chapter Eleven, The Counsel of the Dwarf)

It is too rocky for horses to be ridden.
He is checking the ground for footprints.
Dwarfs are afraid of horses.
The horses need to rest.
12)

How do the Northwomen differ from Ibn's culture in their mannerisms? (from Chapter Eight, The Events that Followed the First Battle)

They are bolder.
They are brawdy but chaste.
They are more demur.
They are warriors also.
13)

What does Ibn think about the way the Northmen think about the number thirteen? (from Chapter Six, The Encampment at Trelburg)

They are wrong according to Ibn's religion.
They are irrationally superstitious.
They make sense.
He has given it no thought.
14)

What does Buliwyf want Ibn to do? (from Chapter Twelve, The Events of the Night Before the Attack)

Write the story of Buliwyf's heroism.
Stay at Hurot when they go to the glowworm.
Send people to teach the Northmen about Islam.
Be ready to leave in the morning.
15)

What does Herger say is customary behavior for Vikings before a sea voyage? (from Chapter Five, The Journey to the Far Country)

Drinking and sport with women.
Praying in Odin's temple.
Visiting family and friends.
Sleeping as much as possible.
16)

What does Herger tell Berger about when the wendol sleep? (from Chapter Ten, The Desert of Dread)

They do not sleep.
They sleep at night.
They sleep during the day.
They only sleep every three days.
17)

What does Buliwyf tell Ibn about Ibn's knowledge of the Northmen? (from Chapter Twelve, The Events of the Night Before the Attack)

He knows practically nothing about them.
He has learned a lot about them.
He will stay another year and learn more about them.
He has enough information to understand their fight.
18)

What does it mean if a man has a chest wound and his feet and hands are warm? (from Chapter Nine, The Attack of the Glowworm Dragon Korgon)

He will dies within twenty-four hours.
He will survive.
He has a fifty-fifty chance of survival.
He has a fever.
19)

How is Buliwyf dressed? (from Chapter Fourteen, The Death Throes of the Wendol)

With the armor from the dwarfs.
All in white.
In greens and browns to represent the earth.
All in black.
20)

What does the first appendix discuss? (from Appendix: The Mist Monsters, Sources, and A Factual Note on Eaters of the Dead)

The authenticity of the manuscript.
Ibn's religion.
The countries through which Ibn travels.
The identity of the mist monsters.
21)

What is the story about that Ibn told the hall? (from Chapter Seven, The Kingdom of Rothgar in the Land of Venden)

A hunt for the wild boar.
A man who does not change his slippers.
The history of Islam.
A story about Eygpt.
22)

How does the mist appear when the landscape changes? (from Chapter Ten, The Desert of Dread)

It is thin and sparse but covers from ground to sky.
It is thick and as high as a man.
It hangs low, near the ground.
There are no mists.
23)

What does Herger warn Ibn about approaching? (from Chapter Eight, The Events that Followed the First Battle)

Their temple dedicated to Odin.
King Rothgar.
A lone wedol.
Exceptionally beautiful women.
24)

With what are the arms of the throne-like chair found covered? (from Chapter Ten, The Desert of Dread)

Blood and brain matter.
Excrement.
Carvings of words.
Animal fur.
25)

What does Ibn ask when Herger points out the city in question #67 to him? (from Chapter Five, The Journey to the Far Country)

To attack the city for gold.
To not leave him there with the heathens.
To be put ashore.
To stop for a few days.
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