Unit 3 - The Homeland: Norway
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What might Adam of Bremen mean by the word 'solitudes'?
- a place where one could be alone
- high up a mountain with no-one around
- a shieling
- woods
- mountain tops
Which settlements did Ohthere call at on his voyage south?
- Trondheim
- Oslo
- Hedeby
- Jutland
- Kaupang
What percentage of Norwegian land was capable of supporting arable agriculture?
- 5%
- 10%
- 3%
- 20%
- 50%
How did Norway get its name?
- it was in the north
- the long land route from north to south
- it was named from Norwegians
- the sheltered sea route between the islands and the mainland
- Christian writers supplied the name
What products could Norway supply to the kingdons of western Europe?
- ice
- walrus ivory
- fine furs
- whalemeat
- honestones