NEW
Font size
WorksheetsThe Vikings Study Guide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Another name for the Vikings?
The Norse
Iceman
Inuit
Trolls
Which of the following can be used the describe the Vikings?
builders of great cities
wise peacemakers
fierce raiders
great scholars
The Vikings were best known for which of these great skills?
drawing and painting
shipbuilding and sailing
studying and writing
singing and dancing
Why did sailing on a Viking longship required courage and strength?
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.
What does it mean to go "a-viking?"
to wrestle
to hunt
to raid
to farm
What were the fiercest Viking warriors known as?
sailors
jarls
navigators
berserkers
Why was farmland scarce in the Viking homelands?
many mountains
many deserts
lack of irrigation
lack of oxen to pull plows
What are the letters of the Viking alphabet called?
cuneiform
runes
cursive
jarls
What were Viking farms often nestled between?
fjords and mountains
deserts and sand dunes
two large plains
two large cities
What else did the Vikings do, besides carrying out raids, as they journeyed through Europe?
They traded with the people they met.
They taught people their religion.
They offered people help in defeating their enemies.
The held feasts with the people they met.
What did the Vikings use to navigate?
detailed maps
a compass
their voices
the sun and the stars
After Eric the Red was banished from Iceland, where did he settle?
Russia
Iceland
Greenland
Norway
Why did the Vikings take birds to sea?
To keep the birds as pets.
To keep the birds from harm.
To eat the birds.
To help them find their direction when they were lost.
Who was Leif Eriksson?
A farmer
An explorer
A missionary
A Norse God
The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot on which continent?
North America
South America
Africa
Australia
Why was Greenland given its name?
To attract settlers
To emphasize its wide green plains
To Honor Viking Gods
To describe its clover fields.
According to Norse mythology, what was the world created from?
leaves and grass
thunder and lightning
sand and snow
the body of a dead giant
What did Odin and the warriors do in Valhalla?
Ate magic apples and prayed.
Battled by day and feasted at night.
Slept all the time.
Carved rune stones.
Which day of the week is named after Thor, the Viking god of Thunder?
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
To take something by force.
Plunder
Beserker
Pasture
Invade
A letter of the Viking alphabet
Futhark
Cuneiform
Rune
Jarl
The name of the Viking alphabet.
Rune
Beserker
Futhark
Norse
A Viking Chief
Beserker
King
Jarl
Norse God
Land covered with grass on which farm animals feed.
Pasture
Plain
Fjord
Prow
An idea or story that many people believe, but is not true.
Fable
Narrative
Legend
Myth
A deep and narrow portion of the sea that stretches inland, with high cliffs on either side.
Mountain
Valley
Pasure
Fjord
The pointed front end of a ship.
Mast
Prow
Stern
Bow
One of the most fearless and frightening Viking warriors.
Valkyrie
Norsemen
Beserker
Thor
A young, unmarried woman
Maiden
Lady
Jarl
Norse Woman
On a ship, those who are responsible for rowing.
Pirates
Sailors
Beserkers
Oarsmen
Secured in place using chains, ropes, or an anchor.
Tethered
Moored
Towed
Masted
A large container used for drinking.
Jug
Jarl
Rune
Goblet
Where was the home of the Gods?
Heaven
Scandinavia
The Underworld
Asgard
Who was the chief God?
Jarl
Odin
Thor
Tyr
Who settled the new land of Greenland?
Leif Eriksson
Sigurd the Storyteller
Eric the Red
Odin
What was Newfoundland originally called by the Viking Explorers that settled there?
New Land
Greenland
Vineland
Iceland
The Vikings came from what is today called...?
Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland
Norway, Denmark, and Sweden
England, Scotland, and Ireland
Russia, Denmark, and England
Which advantage did longships have over traditional ships?
They were heavily fortified.
They had shallow hulls that could go right up to land.
They had massive covered cabins for long journeys.
They had multiple masts and sails to make them faster.
Why were monasteries easy and popular targets for Viking raids?
They were usually uninhabited and had good farmland.
The monks were not warriors and could not defend the church riches stored there.
Women and children lived there and would hand over their goods for fear of being taken for ransom.
They were rich and would pay the ransom to have their people returned.
What is the area of Europe where the Vikings came from now called?
England
North America
Scandinavia
The Netherlands
