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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons does Rothgar still have living?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

2. For what purpose does Ibn write?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Informational.
(c) To encourage travel.
(d) To make money.

3. What does Buliwyf think about waiting to be announced?
(a) He doesn't express an opinion.
(b) It is an honor.
(c) It is a vain gesture on Rothgar's part.
(d) It is inhospitable.

4. What do the warriors do when they reach Rothgar's hall before embarking from the ship?
(a) Clean the ship.
(b) Fill their water jugs.
(c) Put away the sails.
(d) Dress in their battle gear.

5. What is the position of the man in question #15?
(a) War Leader of the Northmen.
(b) Emperor of Rome.
(c) King of the Britons.
(d) King of the Saqaliba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the warriors of Trelburg clean?

2. What kind of toast does Wiglif make to Buliwyf?

3. How is a man's possessions handled in the Northmen culture when he dies?

4. From whom has a letter arrived where Ibn lives?

5. What type of tales does Ibn avoid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Herger ask Ibn about writing, how does Ibn respond and what upsets one of the warriors about writing?

2. How long was Ibn gone, and how did he tell about his journey?

3. What does Ibn think of Rothgar's Hall when he first sees it and what does Herger say about the hall?

4. Why did Ibn Fadlan go on a journey, who sent him, when did he go and what changed his original destination?

5. What does Ibn say about the Oguz Turks?

6. How does Ibn end up telling a story in Rothgar's Hall?

7. What does Ibn and his party see as they walk towards Rothgar's Hall and how do the Viking warriors feel about it?

8. What do Buliwyf and his group find in a farmhouse and what does Buliwyf find there that he smashes?

9. What is the river Gayih like and what happens when Ibn crosses it?

10. Where does the party stay for two days and what does Ibn find out about Northmen behavior before a sea voyage?

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