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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 long are the Northmen on the river for the first leg of Ibn's journey?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) A month.
(d) Four days.

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

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

4. What do the warriors see on the ground at the farmhouse where they stop?
(a) A stack of arranged firewood ready to burn.
(b) Two swords.
(c) A dead horse.
(d) Footprints with claw marks.

5. What does Ibn do where they stop?
(a) Hires a wheel wright to fix the wagon.
(b) Have a healer look after the horse.
(c) Give the man many gifts.
(d) Rents a room until he is better.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ibn say when he is writing about something he saw?

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

3. What does the interpreter say to Ibn's comment?

4. What does Ibn notice the Northmen fear?

5. How long was Ibn gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is there no adultery among the Turks?

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

4. What do the Northmen merchants have to sell and where do they sell it?

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

6. What kind of man is Ibn, and how much has he traveled before this journey?

7. Why was Ibn chosen as the thirteenth warrior?

8. 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?

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

10. What is the letter that is mentioned in Chapter One?

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