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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 are the warriors of Trelburg clean?
(a) They wash in the river regularly.
(b) They swim in the ocean everyday.
(c) There is 200 days of rain every year.
(d) They have hot springs inside.

2. What is the story about that Ibn told the hall?
(a) A hunt for the wild boar.
(b) A story about Eygpt.
(c) The history of Islam.
(d) A man who does not change his slippers.

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

4. What is the differences between Ibn's observations of the Vikings and the general European view of them at that time?
(a) He said that were not the barbarians Europeans thought.
(b) The Vikings are much more pacifistic than thought.
(c) They are not as civilized as thought in Europe.
(d) The Vikings are more matriarchal than thought.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what river do several men and horses perish?

2. What skill does Ibn say is most noticeable on the first leg of his journey with the Northmen?

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

4. How long was Ibn gone?

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

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