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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, First Contact with the Northmen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ibn liken the Northmen to animals?
(a) They eat their food raw.
(b) Their language sounds like growling.
(c) They fight over women.
(d) They do not wash after a toilet.

2. What happens the night before a funeral with the woman who will be killed to be placed with the dead man?
(a) She is drugged.
(b) She is raped by all the men.
(c) She is left for quiet meditation.
(d) She is tied to a stake during the celebration.

3. With what does Chapter One begin?
(a) A recounting of the introduction.
(b) An invocation to Allah.
(c) A statement of intention.
(d) A lamentation for lives lost.

4. What kind of clothing do the Northmen wear?
(a) Clothing of fine wool.
(b) Beautiful embroidered jackets.
(c) Clothing of silk and cotton.
(d) Very rough clothing.

5. What does Ibn say about the size of the Northmen?
(a) They look about the same size as his people.
(b) They are somewhat tall but almost skeletal.
(c) They are virtual giants.
(d) They are short but broad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Ibn and his party taken captive?

2. Where is a dead Northman's body placed?

3. What part of the personal habits of the people from question #25 does Ibn write?

4. What is said in the introduction about Ibn's writing style?

5. Why is there problems with the Northmen's leader?

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