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The Norse!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Norse are from what part of Europe originally?

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Iceland

c)

Greenland

d)

England

2.

The name "Viking" actually meant:

a)

"to go raiding"

b)

"to attack"

c)

"to explore"

d)

"to plunder"

3.

Which Norse explorer was responsible for discovering and settling Greenland?

a)

Leif Ericcson

b)

Floki

c)

Eric the Red

d)

Turgeis the Devil

4.

Leif Ericcson was known for:

a)

Raiding the monastery at Lindesfarne in the 700's.

b)

Discovering Vinland, or North America

c)

Conquering England

d)

Discovering and settling Greenland

5.

Long poems that contained all Norse history, mythology and stories were called:

a)

Skraelings

b)

Eddas

c)

Jarls

d)

Knarrs

e)

Sagas

6.

Within the long Norse poems that told their history, the smaller stories were called the:

a)

Sagas

b)

Eddas

c)

Jarls

d)

Knarrs

e)

Skraelings

7.

A professional Norse warrior who did not feel pain was called a:

a)

Berserker

b)

Nidhogg

c)

Skraeling

d)

Jarl

8.

VINLAND was in the modern day country of:

a)

Greenland

b)

Denmark

c)

Canada

d)

the United States

9.

Which group of people were Norse raiders most likely to attack?

a)

Christian Monks, as they wouldn't fight back and had gold and silver.

b)

Charlemagne's Empire; the Franks had many towns inland that were large and full of money to be raided.

c)

Skraelings, because they were not armed with more effective steel weapons like the Norse.

d)

The Kings of England, who were so disorganized and who fought against each other all the time.

10.

What are several things that the Norse gave to us? (click all that apply)

a)

Days of the week in English

b)

Steel technology/ forging.

c)

Mythology and stories.

d)

Our democracy.

e)

Our religion.

11.

Why wasn't Vinland successful? (select all that apply)

a)

They were very far from home, didn't have extra supplies and had no one else to call on for help.

b)

The Native Americans were too numerous to fight off.

c)

There were no resources for them there, just like Greenland.

d)

The word of a "New Land" never reached the other Norse kingdoms; no one knew about it.

12.

How many realms (or worlds) are there according to Norse Mythology?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

13.

Odin, Thor, and Baldur are all members of the...

a)

Vanir

b)

Aesir

14.

Which Norse god is the most similar to Zeus in Greek Mythology?

a)

Baldur

b)

Ymir

c)

Odin

d)

Höd

15.

According to Norse myth, human beings live in...

a)

Asgard

b)

Midgard

c)

Niflheim

d)

Jotunheim

16.

Yggdrasil is the proper name of the...

a)

World Tree

b)

Rainbow Bridge

c)

Home of the Aesir

d)

Home of the Dwarves

17.

According to Norse myth, the realm of the dead is...

a)

Muspelheim

b)

Asgard

c)

Hel

d)

Alfheim

18.

Woden's day is.....

a)

Thursday

b)

Wednesday

c)

Tuesday

d)

Friday

19.

Sol's day...

a)

Sunday

b)

Saturday

c)

Friday

d)

Wednesday

20.

Monday is...

a)

Woden's day

b)

Tyr's day

c)

Mani's day

d)

Frigg's day