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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Kingdom of Rothgar in the Land of Venden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ibn liken the Northmen to animals?
(a) They fight over women.
(b) They eat their food raw.
(c) Their language sounds like growling.
(d) They do not wash after a toilet.

2. What does Ibn see at the mountains?
(a) A multitude of caves.
(b) Goats that climb sheer cliffs.
(c) Wild men with strange tattoos.
(d) Hot springs gushing from them.

3. How long are the Northmen on the river for the first leg of Ibn's journey?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) One week.
(d) A month.

4. What type of houses do merchants of the Northmen use?
(a) Large wooden houses.
(b) They build their merchant house in the trees.
(c) Tents.
(d) Houses with stone exteriors.

5. What type of tales does Ibn avoid?
(a) Untrue tales.
(b) Heresy tales.
(c) Tales against Islam.
(d) Bardic tales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the essence of the people from question #25 culture?

2. What does the interpreter say to Ibn's comment?

3. Why do the warriors beat their shields on the ship?

4. What does Buliwyf find in his destroyed village?

5. How does Ibn list the rivers he has crossed?

(see the answer key)

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