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

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

3. What is the purpose of a Northman's burial ritual?
(a) So the poor in the community are taken care of by the dead.
(b) To send the dead man quickly to Paradise.
(c) To help the wife grieve.
(d) To keep down disease.

4. How does Buliwyf find the concept of blessing food?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Intriguing.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Blasphemous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent Ibn on his journey?

2. Who does not go with Ibn on his journey with the Northmen?

3. What does the boat that arrive contain?

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

5. Where is Ibn sent on his journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Northmen hold funeral rites for their leader?

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

4. Why is there no adultery among the Turks?

5. What does Ibn note about the difference between the people at Trelburg and the Northmen and what does he find out there about the troubles at Rothgar's Hall?

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

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

8. Where do the Northmen make landfall, how do they travel next and how does Ibn feel about the traveling? Why do they travel so many hours in a day?

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

10. What does Ibn learn about Thorkel during the burial rites?

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