WorksheetsVikings
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
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.
What were the Viking homes like in their homeland?
a)
many palaces
b)
marble columns and arches
c)
mud, stone, and wood
5.
Vikings were ___________________.
a)
atheists
b)
monotheistic
c)
polytheistic
6.
What occupation did most Vikings have in their homeland?
a)
farmers
b)
leaders
c)
soldiers
7.
The Viking alphabet was called Futhark. The letters were called _______________ because they were found carved in wood or stones.
a)
legends
b)
runes
c)
sagas
8.
The letters in their alphabet were made of _______________ because it was easier to carve them.
a)
curved lines
b)
pictures
c)
straight lines
9.
The Vikings used long stories called ___________________ to teach about geography, navigation, and history.
a)
legends
b)
runes
c)
sagas
10.
The Vikings raided a monastery located on _________________________.
a)
Lindisfarne
b)
Markland
c)
Vinland
11.
Vikings believed their gods all lived in a place called _______________________.
a)
Asgard
b)
Mt. Olympus
c)
Parthenon
12.
The Vikings chief god that rode an eight-legged horse was ______________________.
a)
Loki
b)
Odin
c)
Thor
13.
What was set up in the middle of a Viking home?
a)
living room for visitors
b)
open fire for heat & light
c)
table for eating meals
14.
A Viking __________________ was respected, skilled craftsmen who made jewelry and weapons.
a)
blacksmith
b)
Earl
c)
King
15.
What country did the Vikings not invade?
a)
Iceland
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Ireland
16.
What were the Vikings clothes made from?
a)
silk
b)
cotton
c)
polyester
d)
wool
17.
What did Vikings use to sail the seas?
a)
live ships
b)
long ships
c)
short ships
d)
narrow ships
18.
What were Viking houses called?
a)
wide houses
b)
short houses
c)
long houses
d)
bungalows
19.
Did Viking children get an education?
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
Where did Viking children get an education?
a)
At a school
b)
At home
21.
What was not a room in the longhouse?
a)
living room
b)
kitchen
c)
byre
d)
ceremonial hall
22.
Which one of these is not a Viking name?
a)
Fitzmaurice
b)
O' Donovan
c)
de Lacey
d)
McAuliffe
23.
What is a berskerker?
a)
A really good cook
b)
A crazy fighter
c)
A big boat
d)
A dog
24.
What three countries make Scandinavia?
a)
Norway, Denmark, Sweden
b)
Rome, Carthage, Constantinople
c)
Greenland, Turkey, Norway
d)
Gaul, Greenland, Greece
25.
What did the people do in the land of the gods?
a)
Fight, feast and tell stories
b)
dream all day
c)
listen to Odin talk
d)
fight with Loki
26.
Why was Eric the Red banished from Iceland?
a)
He killed a few people.
b)
He was mean.
c)
He fought with a jarl.
27.
Who was the god of thunder?
a)
Thor
b)
Odin
c)
Loki
d)
Freya
28.
Who was the trickster god?
a)
Loki
b)
Freya
c)
Tyr
d)
Frost Giants
29.
What were Vikings most known for?
a)
attacking places along the coast of Europe
b)
being nice
c)
having dragons as pets
d)
creating an army larger than Rome's
30.
Which day of the week was named after Thor?
a)
Thursday
b)
Friday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Tuesday
31.
Which part of the world was not visited by the Vikings?
a)
England
b)
Asia
c)
North America
d)
South America
32.
Which is the term for a sacred place?
a)
Eddas
b)
Runes
c)
Shrines
d)
Fjords
33.
What is one reason Vikings left Scandinavia?
a)
spread Christianity
b)
Overcrowding
c)
Plague
d)
Looking for new languages
34.
When was the Viking age?
a)
about AD 100 to 800
b)
about AD 700 to 1100
c)
about AD 500 to 800
35.
What was on a viking roof?
a)
turf
b)
slate
c)
stone
d)
wood
36.
What set Viking longships apart from other ships of the era?
a)
Their enormous size
b)
Their speed and maneuverability
c)
Their powerful cannons
d)
Their ability to ram and destroy other ships
37.
Another name for the Vikings is the Norse
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What type of houses did wealthy people live in?
a)
thatched huts
b)
wooden houses made from tree trunks
c)
adobe houses
d)
stone houses
39.
Why did the English consider the Vikings to be barbarians?
a)
Because they raided religious monasteries
b)
Because they could not speak English
c)
Because they wore helmets with horns on them
d)
Because they fought with giant axes
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