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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ecthgow say to Ibn about the why the whales attack boats?
(a) To play with the boats.
(b) To stop the noise from the shields.
(c) To mate with them.
(d) To knock men into the water.

2. What does Ibn observe about the Vikings social customs?
(a) They have a strong sense of ritual.
(b) They have few long time rituals.
(c) They have no cohesive society.
(d) They have a very loose social structure.

3. 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.

4. Why do the warriors beat their shields on the ship?
(a) To scare away the sea monsters.
(b) To scare any other ships in the area.
(c) To pray for good wind.
(d) To set up a rhythm for the rowers.

5. What kind of toast does Wiglif make to Buliwyf?
(a) The traditional toast to a man about to die.
(b) A very long, rambling toast.
(c) One that has both praise and insult.
(d) He makes no toast.

6. What does Ibn learn during the funeral of the Northmen leader?
(a) Buliwyf wants Ibn to marry his sister.
(b) Wyglif wants to stay king.
(c) Thorkel desires the throne.
(d) Thorkel wants to marry Buliwyf's daughter.

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

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

9. What color is the whale that Ibn sees swimming near the boat?
(a) White and black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Grey.

10. How many gates does Trelburg have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

11. Who meets the warriors as they arrive at Rothgar's hall?
(a) A scout.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A spy.
(d) A herald.

12. What are the funeral practices for a man of repute in the Oguz?
(a) He is hung in the trees.
(b) He is encased in a stone tomb.
(c) He is burned on a pyre.
(d) He is buried a large pit with all his possessions.

13. What is the usual distance between each river crossing?
(a) One day.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two to four days.
(d) A week.

14. What does Ibn become by the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The thirteenth warrior.
(c) The husband of Buliwyf's sister.
(d) The ambassador to the Northmen.

15. Upon what river do several men and horses perish?
(a) The Danube.
(b) The Gayih.
(c) The Putnak.
(d) The Nile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who foretells the mists will come the night after the feast?

2. What type of houses do merchants of the Northmen use?

3. Who choses Ibn to fulfill the letter's request?

4. What kind of head do the warriors see on a spike?

5. What language do Herger and Ibn share?

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