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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who acquires a noble lineage because of his parent's connection to Irish royalty?
(a) Freya.
(b) Thorgend.
(c) Hoskuld.
(d) Olaf.

2. Who represent the lowest rungs of Icelandic society?
(a) Kjartan the warrior and Freya the mistress.
(b) Gudrun the adulteress and Harald the thief.
(c) Jorunn the wife and Hoskuld the thief.
(d) Thorolf the outlaw and Melkorka the concubine.

3. Whose brother did the outlaw kill?
(a) Ingjald Saudisle-Priest.
(b) Jorunn Peacock.
(c) Vigdis Ingjald.
(d) Hoskuld Dala-Kollson.

4. When Thord gets married, who is the criminal that he houses?
(a) Thorolf.
(b) Kjartan.
(c) Gudrun.
(d) Vigdis.

5. Whose behavior as a smart and honorable person shows promise of becoming a great individual?
(a) Khartan.
(b) Vigdis.
(c) Thorgend.
(d) Olaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since Thord wants so badly to thwart Vigdis's machinations, to whom does he give his property?

2. Who is Jorunn?

3. What is the unsettled area of land that the matriarch and daughter of Ketil Flat-Nose stakes out and divides among her family?

4. Who is discovered to have Irish royalty in his or her lineage?

5. What is the name of the estate and dynasty that starts with Thorgend's marriage?

(see the answer key)

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