Unit Assessment: The Vikings

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

• England.

• North America.

• Scandinavia.

• the Netherlands.

Another name for the Vikings is

• the Norse.

• Icemen.

• trolls.

• Inuit.

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

• builders of great cities

• wise peacemakers

• fierce raiders

• great scholars

The Vikings were best known for their great skill in

• drawing and painting.

• shipbuilding and sailing.

• studying and writing.

• singing and dancing.

Sailing on a Viking longship required courage and strength because

• they used only the wind and sails to travel.

• they were open to the weather.

• they carried only one sailor.

• they frequently broke up and sank in storms.

To go “a-viking” meant

• to wrestle.

• to hunt.

• to raid.

• to farm.

The fiercest Viking warriors were known as

• sailors.

• jarls.

• navigators.

• berserkers.

Farmland was scarce in the Viking homelands because of the

• many mountains.

• many deserts.

• lack of irrigation.

• lack of oxen to pull plows.

The letters of the Viking alphabet were called

• cuneiform.

• runes.

• cursive.

• jarls.

Viking farms were often nestled between

• fjords and mountains.

• deserts and sand dunes.

• two large plains.

• two large cities.