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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen, The Death Throes of the Wendol.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How prevalent is adultery among the Oguz?
(a) Over half the men and a third of the women take lovers outside marriage.
(b) It does not exist.
(c) Marriage does not include monogamy.
(d) About ten percent of the men commit adultery.

2. What does Ibn tend to present in his writings?
(a) A lot of facts.
(b) A lot of quotes.
(c) A lot of personal comments.
(d) Very little sense of place.

3. What does Buliwyf do with a small stone carving they find in the farmhouse?
(a) Bury it.
(b) Put it in his pocket.
(c) Place it over the graves they dig for the farm family.
(d) Throw it down and shatter it.

4. Who does not go with Ibn on his journey with the Northmen?
(a) His interpreter.
(b) His religious teacher.
(c) His valet.
(d) His brother.

5. How is a man's possessions handled in the Northmen culture when he dies?
(a) They are divided into three parts.
(b) They are given away to the poor.
(c) They all go to his wife.
(d) They are burned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some of the horses manage to do with the fence?

2. What does Ibn see as they enter the land of the wendol?

3. What does Ibn say about the size of the Northmen?

4. What does Herger say is customary behavior for Vikings before a sea voyage?

5. What does the interpreter tell Ibn to do about the situation of which Ibn is informed at the funeral?

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