Unit 6 - Relations Natives and Vikings
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What was one possible result of the foundation of the Viking earldom of Orkney?
- more killing and looting
- Christian conversion
- the disappearance of the kingdom of the Picts
- further colonisation by Norwegians
- Shetland was abandoned
What sort of places were favoured for settlement by the Vikings?
- close to sandy bays
- close to lakes
- sheltered sites
- close to native sites
- on hilltops
The St. Ninian's Isle treasure, Shetland was a .................... hoard
- Viking
- British
- Pictish
- Christian
- Irish
Which settlement site shows clear evidence of a Viking and Pictish cultural mix ?
- Cunningsburgh, Shetland
- Buckquoy, Orkney
- Brough of Birsay, Orkney
- Pool, Sanday Island
- Westness, Rousay
One technological innovation by the Vikings was
- building of rectangular houses
- use of steatite pottery
- use of ships
- use of horses
- fishing
Which site has Ian Crawford been excavating in the Western Isles?
- Buckquoy
- Brough of Birsay
- Underhoull
- The Udal
- Cunningsburgh
Which terms may be applied to Pictish houses?
- figure of eight
- square
- cellular
- triangular
- jelly baby
Name one new element which appeared on the site at The Udal in the ninth century
- stone built houses
- corn drying kiln
- water mill
- smithy
- barn
Which old Norse words indicate that the Vikings had contact with the Christian religion in Scotland?
- papa
- kirk
- kirkja
- bishop
- altar
Which ogam inscribed stone has a mixture of Gaelic and Norse words?
- Papil
- Shetland
- West Burra
- St. Ninian
- Culbinsgarth