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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Thirteen, The Thunder Caves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Northmen fear the item in question #55?
(a) It can destroy a house.
(b) It confuses them.
(c) They are sailors.
(d) It burns their fair skin.

2. What does Buliwyf do as the warriors near Hurot?
(a) Stop the men.
(b) Stops for lunch.
(c) Gets off his horse and walks.
(d) Head in a different direction.

3. What amazes Ibn about the hall?
(a) Its low ceilings.
(b) The number of women in the hall.
(c) Its elegance.
(d) The paintings on the wall.

4. How does Ibn view his coming trip with the Northmen?
(a) As a great adventure.
(b) As a wonderful way to study another culture.
(c) As a way to gather a great deal of information.
(d) As a death sentence.

5. What litters the ground of Rothgar's compound?
(a) Burned wood.
(b) Dozens of torches.
(c) Bodies of dead women, children and men.
(d) Bodies of the wendol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said in the introduction about Ibn's writing style?

2. What are the funeral practices for a man of repute in the Oguz?

3. What does it mean if a man has a chest wound and his feet and hands are warm?

4. What do the warriors follow?

5. Why do the women cover Hurot with water?

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