St. Hugh’s High School

February 5, 2009

1. The Vikings settlement in the Americas possessed all of the following , EXCEPT

(A) Crafts

(B) Leisure activities

( C) Political systems

( D ) Economic activities

2.  Which of the following evidence was NOT presented to justify Pre-Columbian African presence in the Americas?

( A) Archaeological vidence

( B ) Recorded data

( C ) Technological evidence

( D ) Oral evidence

3The Term “ Viking” is used to describe:

( A ) A group of warlike people who wandered into the Caribbean by following mammods

( B ) A group of warlike people who were curious about the worl and its cultures.

( C ) A group of Icelandic people sharing communities in background.

( D ) A group of Icelandic travelers consisting of Danes and Norwegians united under one common language.

4.How long before Columbus were the Vikings believed to have visited the Americas?

( A ) 450 years

( B ) 550 years

( C ) 500 years

( D ) 600 years

5.  The Vikings were all natives of all the following countries, EXCEPT

( A ) Norway

( B ) Sweden

( C ) Denmark

( D ) Holland

6. What type of evidence is hieroglyphics classified as ?

( A ) Botanical

( B ) Chronological

( C ) Palaegraphy

( D ) Linguistic

7.  Who was the founder of the Viking Setttlement in North America?

( A ) Ivan Van Sertima

( B ) Lief Ericksson

( C ) Jacqueline Francissco

( D ) Joseph Seaman

8.  All of the following indicate African settlement in the New World EXCEPT

( A ) Plants & Fruit trees identical to those present in Africa.

( B ) Skeletons found with dental extractions similar to that of Africans.

( C ) Maps with marked routes from Africa to the Americas.

( D ) African relics and artefacts.

9.  Which of the following SAGA provided evidence of Nordic presence in the Americas?

(A ) Saga of Svein Estridsson

(B ) Saga of L’Anse Aux Meadows

( C ) aga of Erik the Red

( D ) Saga of Copenhagen

10.  Which of the following archeological evidence proves Nordic presence in the Americas?

( A ) An old singer sewing machine

( b ) A fully furnished house excavated by archaeologists.

( c ) Old rusty cloak pins.

( D ) Rusty knives and forks.

11.  Which of the following countries was the majority of Vikings from ?

( A ) England

( B ) Ireland

( C ) Switzerland

( D ) Norway

12.  During the Pre-Columbian period, which of the following group , made settlement in the Americas

( A ) Africans

( B ) Mexicans

( C ) Koreans

( D ) Australians

13.  The Vikings set across the North Sea and landed in places like:

( A ) Britian, Barcelona and Amsterdam

( B ) Barcelona, Ireland, and Amsterdam

( C ) Barcelona, The Shetlands and Ireland

( D ) Britain, The Shetlands and Ireland.

14. Pre-Columbian African skeletons found in a grave in the Caribbean is believed to have come from what period?

( A ) AD 1250

( B ) 1942

( C ) BC 1450

( D ) AD 1251

15.  Viking settlement in the Americas consisted of all the following EXCEPT

( A ) Nobles

( B ) Earls

( C ) Foreigners

( D ) Commoners

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