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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the title of chapter 3 "A Man's Life" refer to?
(a) Old man on the island.
(b) Child reaching manhood.
(c) Matthew Ragnarson.
(d) Thorfinn.

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

3. What happens when the Sea King ship is sighted?
(a) Flocks are driven in, fishermen hide in caves, families in the broch.
(b) All gather in the church and pray.
(c) Everyone runs to boats and tries to escape the island.
(d) The army is sent to shore to defend the village.

4. Who sees the ship of the Sea King in the distance?
(a) Thorfinn Ragnarson.
(b) Village watchman.
(c) The Broch.
(d) King of Norday.

5. How long does it take for Thorfinn to make the journey back to Norday Island from the Eastern Empire?
(a) Two days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

6. After his adventure with what does Thorfinn step on the shores of Norday Island?
(a) Two black lambs.
(b) A bag of gold tied to his belt.
(c) Seven pieces of silver in his purse.
(d) A servant from Greece.

7. What is the name of the shepherd who lives up in the high mountain pass in chapter 2?
(a) Manny the shepherd of Orkney.
(b) Seamus the master of the Borey.
(c) Sorley the shepherd of Drumnadrochit.
(d) Saint Andrew of Scottland.

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

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

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

11. Why can't the Vikings return to Sweden?
(a) They long for adventure.
(b) King outlawed them for killing his casteelan.
(c) They have forgotten how to speak Swedish.
(d) Enemies have taken over their village.

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

13. What is Jeremy Smith watching during the school lesson about brochs?
(a) A pack of wild dogs chasing a fawn.
(b) His father boat, the Willa May.
(c) The swirling, turning clouds.
(d) Dolphins swimming just past the harbor.

14. How does the lord of Norday greet the ragged Norweigan sailors?
(a) Brings them into the community as husbands.
(b) Kills them all with arrows.
(c) Locks them in the broch.
(d) Offers hospitality for one night.

15. What is a sign that the broch is being neglected?
(a) The door rots and falls away.
(b) The entire castle collapses.
(c) The well dries up.
(d) A stone falls during a winter tempest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most islanders feel about Olafson's death?

2. What is Hector Drummond known for?

3. When does old Jacob's rheumatics disappear?

4. What is the name of Jacob Olafson's boat?

5. What happens if the Scottish soldiers at Stirling Castle can capture an English lord?

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