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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Jock Seatter do in Norday?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Politician.
(c) Beachcomber.
(d) Lobsterman.

2. What leader shatters the English army at Stirling Castle?
(a) Bannock the Burn.
(b) King Robert the Bruce.
(c) Simon the Brazen.
(d) Thorfinn the Brave.

3. What nationality was King Robert the Bruce?
(a) Scottish.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) German.

4. Why are there no windows in a broch?
(a) The stones would collapse around the window.
(b) There is nothing to see.
(c) For protection from enemies.
(d) Windows are thought to be evil.

5. What is Jeremy Smith watching during the school lesson about brochs?
(a) The swirling, turning clouds.
(b) A pack of wild dogs chasing a fawn.
(c) Dolphins swimming just past the harbor.
(d) His father boat, the Willa May.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are the brochs first built in the Orkney islands?

2. What are the Varingers fed on a daily basis?

3. Why can't the Vikings return to Sweden?

4. Why does Will Olafson need help on the croft?

5. What does the knight carry with him to his destination in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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