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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hoskuld also purchase in Norway that his wife Jorunn objects to at first, but then accepts?
(a) A fjord.
(b) A house.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A boat.

2. What kind of personality does Bard Hoskuldsson have?
(a) Vociferous and demanding.
(b) Kind and caring.
(c) Critical and demeaning.
(d) Rough and nasty.

3. Since Hoskuld is growing old, to whom do the people turn their attention to?
(a) Kjartan his brother.
(b) Freya his mistress.
(c) Olaf his son.
(d) Jorunn his wife.

4. Who is Thorkel Eyjolfsson the fourth husband of?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Kjartan.
(c) Gudrun.
(d) Freya.

5. What is the name of Ketil Flat-Nose's daughter?
(a) Unn.
(b) Umma.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) Gudrun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Thorgend's son?

2. At the time of the Laxdaela Saga, who is the King in question?

3. Who does Olaf raise on the new land that he has purchased?

4. Where does the chieftain Ketil Flat-Nose initially want to live?

5. Who is reluctant to part with the family estate and is willing to fight to the death for the land?

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