Vikings Test

To go "a-viking" means to ______.

• hunt

• wrestle

• raid

• farm

Vikings came from an area of Europe now called ___________.

• North America

• England

• Egypt

• Scandinavia

Sailing on Viking longships took courage and strength because they were________.

• open to the weather

• broke

• too small

• closed up

______ is another name for the Vikings.

• Ice people

• Trolls

• Norse

• Puppies

Which of the following describes the Vikings?

• great scholars

• fierce raiders

• tiny people

• tall doctors

Vikings were known for being very skillful in _______ and _______.

• walking and running

• drawing and painting

• laughing and crying

• shipbuilding and sailing

Eric the Red was banished from _______ and settled in ________.

• Iceland and Greenland

• Iceland and Russia

• Norway and Greenland

• Norway and North America

A _________ was the fiercest Viking warrior.

• troll

• sailor

• berserker

• maiden

Why was farmland scarce in the Viking homeland?

• many mountains

• lack of water

• no soil

• too many deserts

The Vikings navigated using_____.

• computers

• metal compasses

• the sun and stars

• large maps