The Vikings

The area of Europe where the Vikings came from is now called

• the Netherlands
• Scandinavia
• North America
• England

Another name for the Vikings is the Norse

• True
• False

Which of the following can be used to describe the Vikings?

• great scholars
• fierce raiders
• wise peacemakers
• builders of great cities

The Vikings were best known for their great skill in

• singing and dancing
• studying and writing
• shipbuilding and sailing
• drawing and painting

Sailing on a Viking longship required courage and strength because 

• they frequently broke up and sank in storms
• they carried one sailor
• there were open to the weather
• they used only the wind and sails to travel

To go "a-viking" meant to raid

• True
• False

Berserkers were the names of the Viking ________?

• Ships
• Children
• Warriors
• Helmets

Farmland was scarce in the Viking homelands because of the 

• lack of oxen to pull plows
• lack of irrigation
• many deserts
• many mountains

The letters of the Viking alphabet were called 

• jarls
• cursive
• runes
• cuneiform

Viking farms were often nestled between

• two large cities
• two large plains
• deserts and sand dunes
• fjords and mountains