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WorksheetsThe Vikings
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What three countries make up Scandinavia?
a)
Denmark, Ice land,Norway
b)
Denmark, Sweden, England
c)
Sweden, Denmark, Norway
d)
Norway, Ireland, Sweeden
2.
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
3.
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
4.
I am a Norseman who led the first viking expedition to Greenland. Who am I?
a)
Erik the Red
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
Ingolfur Arnarson
d)
skald
5.
I am the son of Erik the Red, and I traveled from Greenland to Canada. Who am I?
a)
Norseman
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
Ingolfur Arnarson
d)
Erik the Red Jr.
6.
I am the type of boat the Vikings traveled in. What am I?
a)
longboat
b)
fjord
c)
ship
d)
skald
7.
We are the long, narrow inlets of sea located between steep cliffs through which the Vikings traveled in longboats. What are we?
a)
fjord
b)
glacier
c)
canal
d)
wharf
8.
I am a person who makes things like swords and jewelry from metal. Who am I?
a)
blacksmith
b)
carpenter
c)
assembly
d)
viking
9.
I am a poet who memorized the sagas and mythology of the Viking Age people. Who am I?
a)
skald
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
Erik the Red
d)
Ingolfur Arnarson
10.
People in England and in other parts of Europe lived south of Scandinavia, and they therefore called the Viking Norsemen, which means
a)
Explorer
b)
Northemen
c)
horsemen
d)
Thor
11.
Who did Viking people worship?
a)
Many gods and goddesses
b)
One god
c)
Two gods
d)
They didn't worship anyone
12.
Who left Iceland and was the first known European to settle in Greenland?
a)
Leif the Lucky
b)
Ingolf
c)
warriors
d)
Erik the Red
13.
Which of these were NOT considered one of the social orders, or groups, of the Viking Age people?
a)
karls
b)
thralls
c)
warriors
d)
jarls
14.
The Vikings were the earliest known Europeans to set foot on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
Greenland
c)
South America
d)
Asia
15.
What occupation did most Vikings have in their homeland?
a)
farmers
b)
leaders
c)
soldiers
16.
The Vikings used long stories called ___________________ to teach about geography, navigation, and history.
a)
legends
b)
runes
c)
sagas
17.
How did the Vikings travel?
a)
longships
b)
kayaks
c)
cars
d)
donkeys
18.
Why was Eric the Red banished from Iceland?
a)
He killed a few people.
b)
He was mean.
c)
He fought with a jarl.
19.
The Vikings came to England a thousand years ago.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Viking houses were very ______.
a)
big
b)
small
21.
York is a _____ in the north of England.
a)
capital
b)
museum
c)
city
d)
building
22.
There were many rooms in Viking houses.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The holes at the top of the houses were used for _______.
a)
keeping water
b)
for the smoke from the fire
c)
telling the time
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