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Year 7_Unit 4_The Vikings

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Viking Age in European history lasted from about ...

a)

AD 100 to 700

b)

the 11th-13th century

c)

BC 700 to 1100

d)

AD 700 to 1100

2.

The name "Viking" originally meant ...

a)

warrior

b)

a pirate raid

c)

merchant

d)

settle peacefully

3.

The Vikings` homelands were...

a)

Germany, France, Poland

b)

Russia, Iceland, Finland

c)

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

d)

Norway, Sweden, Denmark

4.

In their free time the Vikings...

a)

told stories and recited poems

b)

played a game similar to ice hockey

c)

played computer games

d)

played board games

5.

The Viking longships ...

a)

had sails and many oars

b)

were very big and wide

c)

had a carved aggressive-looking beast at the front

d)

were always black

6.

What was the Viking capital in England?

a)

Reading

b)

Oxford

c)

London

d)

York

7.

The Vikings were...

a)

great warriors

b)

farmers

c)

merchants

d)

skilled craftsmen

8.

When did the Viking way of life disappear?

a)

in 700 AD

b)

after AD 1066

c)

in the Middle Age

d)

in the 18th century

9.

The Viking farmers had ... in their fields.

a)

oat

b)

barley

c)

corn

d)

rice

10.

The Vikings survived by...

a)

meditating

b)

farming

c)

hunting

d)

fishing

11.

Viking raiders were famous for ...

a)

being kind and helpful

b)

surprise attacks on their enemies

c)

their looks

d)

being very intelligent