Wednesday, March 15

As a child, W. Hodding Carter was interested in

• sailing
• Vikings
• historical reenactments
• boat building

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Carter, in an attempt to live like a real Viking,

• took no provisions aboard
• ate plants and berries
• ate wild seals
• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Vikings came from 

• Sweden only
• the Norse countries
• Norway only
• Maine

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Whose journey did Carter attempt to recreate?

• Erik the Red
• Erik Eriksson
• Leif Eriksson
• a Viking merchant ship

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Choose the true statement.

• Like all Vikings, Carter built his own knarr.
• A knarr is a type of boat.
• It is known that Leif Eriksson did not go farther than Newfoundland.
• W. Hodding Carter only used equipment the Vikings would have used.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Unlike the Vikings, Carter and his crew used ____ to guide them.

• a global positioning system
• landmarks
• a rudder
• birds

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How long did the 1,500-mile Viking 1000 voyage take?

• eight weeks
• two years
• 10 days
• from A.D. 800 to 1050

A knarr is compared to

• a Viking merchant ship
• a rowboat
• a sailboat
• a giant canoe

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10