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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the knight carry with him to his destination in Chapter 2?
(a) Helmet, rusty breastplate, pike, axe, and dagger.
(b) Tartan, linen leggings, rice paper boots and mask.
(c) Broad sword, bow and arrow.
(d) Leather bindings, saddle bag and horsewhip.

3. What does the Norday pastor pick up "beside the ocean of time" in chapter 5?
(a) Fossils.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Broch stones.

4. Why are there no windows in a broch?
(a) For protection from enemies.
(b) Windows are thought to be evil.
(c) There is nothing to see.
(d) The stones would collapse around the window.

5. Who is the muse chapter 5 is named for?
(a) Broch angel.
(b) Ragna.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Goddess of wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps Thorfinn awake during church services?

2. Who digs Olafson's grave?

3. What is this "crudded milk, fantastical puff-paste" that George Mackay Brown speaks of in chapter 6?

4. Who sees the ship of the Sea King in the distance?

5. What is Hector Drummond known for?

(see the answer key)

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