Viking Life
The Vikings were best known for their great skill in
a) drawing and painting
b) shipbuilding and sailing
c) studying and writing
d) singing and dancing
b) shipbuilding and sailing
The area of Europe where the Vikings came from is now called
a) England
b) North America
c) Scandinavia
d) the Netherlands
c) Scandinavia
What are Viking ships made out of?
Wood
Who is Eric the Red?
Leif's father
An idea or story that many people believe but is not true
a) jarl
b) myth
c) fjord
d) pasture
b) myth
Farmland was scarce in the Viking homelands because of the
a) many mountains
b)many deserts
c)lack of irrigation
d) lack of oxen to pull plows
a) many mountains
The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in
a) North America
b) South America
c) Africa
d) Australia
a) North America
a) A circle
b) a dragon
c) a horse
d) nothing
b) a dragon
Lief Eriksson was
a) a farmer
b) an explorer
c) a missionary
d) a Norse god
b) an explorer
To go "a-viking" meant
a) to wrestle
b) to hunt
c) to raid
d) to farm
c) to raid
Besides carrying out raids, what did the Vikings do as they journeyed through Europe?
a) they traded with people they met
b) they taught people their religion
c) they offered people help in defeating their enemies
d) they held feasts with the people they met
a) they traded with people they met
How did Vikings navigate through the seas?
a) a detailed map
b) a compass
c) the stars and sun
d) their voices
c) the stars and sun
Why did Vikings take birds to sea?
a) to keep the birds as pets
b) to keep the birds from harm
c) to eat the birds
d) to help them find their direction when they were lost
d) to help them find their direction when they were lost
What area did Leif Eriksson find first?
a) North America
b) Africa
c) South America
d) Europe
The letters of the Vikings alphabet were called
a)cuneiform
b) runes
c) cursive
d) jarls
b) runes
Another name for Vikings
a) the Norse
b) Icemen
c) trolls
d) Inuit
a) the Norse
On a ship, who is responsible for rowing?
a) fjord
b) oarsmen
c)pasture
d) maiden
b) oarsmen
Sailing on a Viking longship required courage and strength because
a) they used only the wind and sails to travel
b) they were open to the weather
c) they carried only one sailor
d) they frequently broke up and sank in storms
b) they were open to the weather
How many places did Eriksson find and discover?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
c) 3
The fiercest Viking warriors were known as
a) sailors
b) jarls
c) navigators
d) berserkers
d) berserkers
Which of the following can be used to describe the Vikings?
a)builders of great cities
b) wise peacemakers
c) fierce raiders
d)great scholars
c) fierce riaders
Why did the Vikings travel so much by boats?
a) they liked the water
b) they enjoyed being out at sea
c) the Viking land, Scandinavia, was surrounded by water so it was a way of life.
d) it was the quickest way to travel
c) the Viking land, Scandinavia, was surrounded by water so it was a way of life.
What is the pointed from end of the ship called?
a) jarl
b) myth
c)oarsmen
d) prow
d) prow
What day is Leif Eriksson day?
a) October 9
b) September 27
c) December 12
d) March 14
a) October 9
Who is a Viking chief?
a) fjord
b) jarl
c) prow
d) maiden
b) jarl