Vikings 1
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.
Besides carrying out raids, what did the Vikings do as they journeyed through Europe?
a) They traded with the 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 the people they met.
What did Odin and the warriors do in Valhalla?
a) ate magic apples and prayed
b) battled by day and feasted at night
c) slept all the time
d) carved rune stones
b) battled by day and feasted at night
Another name for the Vikings is
a) the Norse.
b) Icemen.
c) trolls.
d) Inuit.
a) the Norse.
Greenland was given that name in order to
a) attract settlers.
b) emphasize its wide green plains.
c) honor Viking gods.
d) describe its clover fields.
a) attract settlers.
to take something by force
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
e. plunder
According to Norse mythology, the world was created from
a) leaves and grass.
b) thunder and lightning.
c) sand and snow.
d) the body of a dead giant.
d) the body of a dead giant.
The fiercest Viking warriors were known as
a) sailors.
b) jarls.
c) navigators.
d) berserkers
d) berserkers.
a letter of the Viking alphabet
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
h. rune
a Viking chief
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
a. jarl
Which day of the week is named after Thor, the Viking god of thunder?
a) Tuesday
b) Monday
c) Wednesday
d) Thursday
d) Thursday (Thor's Day)
The area of Europe where the Vikings came from is now called
a) England.
b) North America.
c) Scandinavia.
d) the Netherlands.
c) Scandinavia.
The letters of the Viking alphabet were called
a) cuneiform.
b) runes.
c) cursive.
d) jarls.
b) runes.
Why did the 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
Viking farms were often nestled between
a) fjords and mountains.
b) deserts and sand dunes.
c) two large plains.
d) two large cities.
a) fjords and mountains.
a deep and narrow portion of the sea that stretches inland, with high cliffs on either side
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
d. fjord
The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in
a) North America.
b) South America.
c) Africa.
d) Australia.
a) North America.
To go “a-viking” meant
a) to wrestle.
b) to hunt.
c) to raid.
d) to farm.
c) to raid.
Harold Hardrada led his Viking army into York, England but ultimately fell in the battle of _______ Bridge.
a) Stamford.
b) Oslo.
c) Godwinson.
d) Essex.
d) Stamford.
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 raiders
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.
an idea or story that many people believe but is not true
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
b. myth
Eric the Red was banished from Iceland and settled in
a) Russia.
b) Iceland.
c) Greenland.
d) Norway.
c) Greenland.
land covered with grass on which farm animals feed
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
f. pasture
Leif Eriksson was primarily
a) a farmer.
b) an explorer.
c) a missionary.
d) a Norse god.
b) an explorer.
the pointed front end of a ship
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
i. prow
one of the most fearless and frightening Viking warriors
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
g. berserker
a young, unmarried woman
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
j. maiden
on a ship, those who are responsible for rowing
a. jarl
b. myth
c. oarsmen
d. fjord
e. plunder
f. pasture
g. berserker
h. rune
i. prow
j. maiden
c. 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.