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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Journey to the Far Country.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the interpreter say to Ibn's comment?
(a) He says that it always kills someone.
(b) He explains it has to do with their gods.
(c) He agrees that all men are afraid of something.
(d) He does not explain the Northmen.

2. How does Ibn list the rivers he has crossed?
(a) In alphabetic order.
(b) The order in which they are crossed.
(c) From the longest to the shortest.
(d) From the widest to the most narrow.

3. What town does Herger point out to Ibn when they are on the ship?
(a) Bulger.
(b) Venice.
(c) London.
(d) Cairo.

4. In what direction is Ibn's party traveling?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

5. What does Buliwyf find in his destroyed village?
(a) His sword.
(b) A stone image of the mother.
(c) His dead wife.
(d) His horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Ibn traveled away from his home city before this journey?

2. What type of tales does Ibn avoid?

3. What does Ibn see at the mountains?

4. What happens the night before a funeral with the woman who will be killed to be placed with the dead man?

5. What type of houses do merchants of the Northmen use?

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