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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