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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the weather after the funeral?
(a) It is sunny and warm.
(b) It begins to snow.
(c) It turns icy cold.
(d) A storm comes.

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

3. How does the religious beliefs of the people from question #25 and Ibn's people compare?
(a) They follow the same religion.
(b) They do not share the same belief.
(c) Ibn's people have no religion.
(d) They have fought wars over religion.

4. How long are the Northmen on the river for the first leg of Ibn's journey?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) A month.
(d) One week.

5. Why does Ibn's party stop after they leave the Oguz?
(a) Ibn is sick.
(b) One of their wagons has broken.
(c) They are refused passage by a man.
(d) A horse has gone lame.

6. How long was Ibn gone?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year.
(d) Three years.

7. What do the merchants have primarily in their houses?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Religious artifacts.
(c) Cloth and spices.
(d) Beautiful girls.

8. How does Ibn feel about his coming journey with the Northmen?
(a) Curious.
(b) Happy.
(c) Resigned.
(d) Excited.

9. Where is Ibn sent on his journey?
(a) To the Egyptians.
(b) To the Bulgars.
(c) To Rome.
(d) To Alexandria.

10. What does Ibn list in his narrative?
(a) How long each leg of the journey will take.
(b) The people he is supposed to meet.
(c) The amount of money needed for the food.
(d) Items to be taken with him.

11. Who meets the warriors as they arrive at Rothgar's hall?
(a) A spy.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A scout.
(d) A herald.

12. What does Thorkel want to do with Ibn?
(a) Make him leave immediately.
(b) Have him initiated into the tribe.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Take him to his village.

13. What does Ibn observe about the Vikings social customs?
(a) They have few long time rituals.
(b) They have a very loose social structure.
(c) They have a strong sense of ritual.
(d) They have no cohesive society.

14. What does Ibn become by the end of Chapter Four?
(a) The thirteenth warrior.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The ambassador to the Northmen.
(d) The husband of Buliwyf's sister.

15. What is the usual distance between each river crossing?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One day.
(c) Two to four days.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Wulfgar's father?

2. What do the warriors see on the ground at the farmhouse where they stop?

3. Who choses Ibn to fulfill the letter's request?

4. Who does not go with Ibn on his journey with the Northmen?

5. What type of tales does Ibn avoid?

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