Viking Ships

What is a drekar?

• a Viking town

• a merchant ship

• a longship

• an ocean going ship

The author tries to persuade the reader of what?

• Vikings were only pirates and raiders

• There were no connection between the Vikings' success and their ships

• Viking ships were more advanced than ships today

• Vikings were not simply raiders and pirates

The Vikings considered speed an important quality in a ship. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• The hulls of the drekar were shallow and fat so the ships rode high in the water.

• The drakar had very large sails and space for oarsmen.

• The drekar were light enough to be carried from one body of water to another.

Based on the text, what can you infer about the knarrs?

• They were not designed for warfare.

• They were faster than the drekars.

• They were designed to carry soldiers.

• They were used for the same purpose as drekars.

What is the passage mostly about?

• why Vikings are known as violent pirates

• the different kinds of Viking ships

• how Vikings decorated their ships

What does "striking" mean in this sentence?

"Viking ships were so advanced for the time they often were the biggest, tallest, most striking ships many people had ever seen."

• violent

• dangerous

• impressive

• delightful