3. Mention some of the striking physical contrasts between the Arabian and Scandinavian peninsulas.
4. Why has the Baltic Sea been called a "secondary Mediterranean"?
5. How does it happen that the gulf of Finland is often frozen over in winter, while even the northernmost of the Norse fiords remain open?
6. Why is an acquaintance with Scandinavian mythology, literature, and history especially desirable for English-speaking peoples?
7. What is meant by the "berserker's rage"?
8. What names of our weekdays are derived from the names of Scandinavian deities?
9. Compare the Arab and Scandinavian conceptions of the future state of departed warriors.
10. What is meant by "sea-power"? What people possessed it during the ninth and tenth centuries?
11. Compare the invasions of the Northmen with those of the Germans as to (a) causes, (b) area covered, and (c) results.
12. What was the significance of the fact that the Northmen were not Christians at the time when they began their expeditions?