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the vikings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Vikings originate?
a)
Northern Africa
b)
Northern Asia
c)
Northern Europe
2.
Which words best describe the Vikings?
a)
Academic & Political
b)
Conquerors & Peaceful
c)
Invaders & Settlers
3.
Why were Viking longships so effective?
a)
They could carry a lot of loot from raids.
b)
They could travel in shallow water and were extremely fast.
c)
They were unsinkable due to their materials.
4.
Were the Vikings before or after the Roman Empire?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
at the same time
5.
Who was the head Viking god?
a)
Odin
b)
Thor
c)
Frost Giants
d)
Loki
6.
How did the Vikings travel?
a)
longships
b)
kayaks
c)
cars
d)
donkeys
7.
What did jarls serve as?
a)
Kings
b)
Leaders of small groups
c)
Farmers
d)
Slaves
8.
Which part of the world was not visited by the Vikings?
a)
England
b)
Asia
c)
North America
d)
South America
9.
What were stories of the Norse gods and goddesses known as?
a)
Norselaw
b)
Danelaw
c)
Eddas
d)
Epics
10.
What three countries make up Scandinavia?
a)
Denmark, Ice land,Norway
b)
Denmark, Sweden, England
c)
Sweden, Denmark, Norway
d)
Norway, Ireland, Sweeden
11.
I am the Norseman who left Norway with my family and settled in Iceland.  Who am I?
a)
Ingolfur Arnarson
b)
Lief Eriksson
c)
skald
d)
Erik the Red
12.
We are large and slow moving bodies of ice and snow that appear around and between mountains and valleys.  What are we?
a)
gulf
b)
fjords
c)
Italian Alps
d)
glaciers
13.
Where did the Vikings come from?
a)
Ireland
b)
Scandanavia
c)
France
d)
Australia
14.
What country did the Vikings not invade?
a)
Iceland
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Ireland
15.
What were the Vikings clothes made from?
a)
silk
b)
cotton
c)
polyester
d)
wool
16.

When traveling to Colorado, the __________________ mountains take your breath away.

a)

miniscule

b)

recreational

c)

majestic

d)

puny

17.
Mother Theresa ______________ selflessness.
a)
embodied
b)
rejected
c)
disliked
d)
ruthless
18.
Many people believe the Vikings were _______________________.
a)
tactful
b)
ruthless
c)
well mannered
d)
polite
19.

what does a panda eats?

a)

cake

b)

bamboo

c)

root

d)

radish

e)

cucumbers

20.

How did the viking became rich?

a)

by looting other people

b)

by farming

c)

by making things

d)

by making many houses