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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about Unn compared to other women of her time?
(a) She has only one eye and a patch.
(b) She is strong, powerful and unyielding.
(c) She is tall, willowy and beautiful.
(d) She is fierce, stout and evil.

2. When Hoskuld travels to Norway, what does he procure to build himself a fine estate?
(a) Wine.
(b) Gold.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Timber.

3. Who does Thorgend, Unn's granddaughter, marry?
(a) Dala-Koll.
(b) Hoskuld.
(c) Gudrun.
(d) Kjartan.

4. Who is the king of Ireland?
(a) King Myrkjartan.
(b) King Osvifur.
(c) King Egil.
(d) King Olaf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Olaf the Peacock buys the land, what does he rename it?

2. As Olaf gains prominence, who declines in stature by the end of Chapter 10?

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

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

5. Where will the person be going that Melkorka gives the resources to travel?

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