The Vikings were seafaring north Germanic people who raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries.
The Vikings employed wooden longships with wide, shallow-draft hulls, allowing navigation in rough seas or in shallow river waters. The ships could be landed on beaches, and their light weight enabled them to be hauled over portages. These versatile ships allowed the Vikings to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River in Russia, as far west as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland, and as far south as Nekor.
This period of Viking expansion, known as the Viking Age, constitutes an important element of the medieval history of Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland, Russia, and the rest of Europe.
According to this passage, which of the following is NOT an advantage of longships?
They could hold many Viking warriors. | |
They were light in weight. | |
They could navigate in both seas and rivers. | |
They could be landed on beaches. |
War Horse is a children`s novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by Kaye & Ward in 1982. The story recounts the experiences of Joey, a horse purchased by the Army for service in World War I France and the attempts of young Albert, his previous owner, to bring him safely home. It formed the basis of both an award winning play (2007) and an acclaimed film (2011).
Which of the following is NOT true about this novel?
War Horse is a romance novel. | |
Albert is trying to bring Joey safely home. | |
Albert no longer owns Joey at the beginning of the novel. | |
This novel was first published in Great Britain. |
In 2011, the Ohio Turnpike raised its limit to 70 and recorded its lowest traffic fatality rate ever that year. The higher speed limit attracts travelers to use the safer, limited-access, divided highways of the interstates from more traditional roads. That makes both types of roads safer.
Why does increasing the speed limit on interstates make traditional roads safer?
Drivers attracted by the high speed limits of the interstates are reckless and getting them off the traditional roads makes those roads safer | |
After this change there are less police patrolling traditional roads | |
After this change there are more police patrolling traditional roads | |
More travelers choose to use interstates which reduces the number of cars on traditional roads |