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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Upon what craft does Thorfinn return to Norday Island from Byzantine?
(a) Saint Sebastian.
(b) Maria Theresa.
(c) Magna Carta.
(d) Saint Magnus.

3. What is the first meal the Eastern Emperor serves them?
(a) Wafer thin slices of chocolate.
(b) Unleavened bread and olive oil.
(c) Cold porridge.
(d) Eggs, dolphin's fins, young eaglets and fruits.

4. Who are the Varingers?
(a) Guards of the waterways of Europe.
(b) Elite guard of the eastern emperor.
(c) Archers in the Royal Army.
(d) Underwater spies for Byzantine tribes.

5. What do the Norweigan sailors look like?
(a) Small, crooked backed men.
(b) Black skin and golden eyes.
(c) Heavy red-faced, dark haired men.
(d) Blue eyes and golden hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1930s what does the broch on Norday Island look like?

2. Who is Isa Estquoy?

3. What does Matthew Ragnarson buy from the village store at the beginning of chapter 1?

4. Where does the Volga river take the Viking crew?

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

(see the answer key)

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