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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is King Robert's palace named Holyrood?
(a) Wales.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Norday.
(d) London.

2. Who sails to Byzantine with Earl Rognvald of Orkney?
(a) Matthew Ragnarson.
(b) Tina Lynde.
(c) Bishop William of Orkney.
(d) Nordic horsemen of old.

3. Who is the most lazy and useless boy who ever went to Norday school?
(a) Bob Bush.
(b) Matthew Ragnarson.
(c) Mr. Simon.
(d) Thorfinn Ragnarson.

4. What type of wood does Albert Laird use to make his cradles?
(a) Driftwood.
(b) Oak.
(c) Oregon pine.
(d) Ironwood.

5. When are the brochs first built in the Orkney islands?
(a) 15 years ago.
(b) 10,000 years ago.
(c) 200 years ago.
(d) 2,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two big houses on Norday Island?

2. What are the Varingers fed on a daily basis?

3. In chapter 2, where are the knight and his squire headed?

4. In Thorfinn's dream of broch building who comes up with the idea?

5. What song is Olafson singing right before he dies?

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