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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, The Events of the Night Before the Attack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Herger tell Ibn a lot of information?
(a) Ibn has proven his worth.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) Buliwyf has told him to do that.
(d) Rothgar wants Ibn to know what he faces.

2. What happens the night of Buliwyf's visit to the dwarfs?
(a) The wendol come but not the mists.
(b) The wendol and the mists come.
(c) The mists come but not the wendol.
(d) The mists do not come.

3. What happens to the weather after the funeral?
(a) A storm comes.
(b) It begins to snow.
(c) It is sunny and warm.
(d) It turns icy cold.

4. What does Buliwyf want Ibn to do?
(a) Be ready to leave in the morning.
(b) Send people to teach the Northmen about Islam.
(c) Stay at Hurot when they go to the glowworm.
(d) Write the story of Buliwyf's heroism.

5. What does Ibn say when the interpreter explains the Northmen's fear?
(a) He too is afraid of some things.
(b) It must be a Viking superstition.
(c) It is silly.
(d) It is prudent but still he does not understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Northmen view warriors who die in bed or as old men?

2. How does Ibn feel about his first battle with the wendol?

3. What does Buliwyf tell Ibn about Ibn's knowledge of the Northmen?

4. How do the Northwomen differ from Ibn's culture in their mannerisms?

5. What do the warriors drink in great quantities at the feast the night of the visit to the dwarfs?

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