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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapters 7 - 8, Karlsefni in Greenland, Karlsefni Goes to Vinland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eirik lend to Thorgest?
(a) Bench-boards.
(b) A ship.
(c) Slaves.
(d) His sword.

2. What is found in abundance on the island near Straumfjord?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Gold.
(d) Salt.

3. What does Thorvald use to mark the spot he named Kjalarness?
(a) A huge rock pointing upwards.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The old keel of the boat.
(d) A peak towering overhead.

4. What happens between Thorgest and Eirik when Eirik returns to Iceland?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Thorgest and Eirik battle again.
(c) A reconciliation is reached.
(d) Eirik is deated.

5. Who was Thorhall?
(a) A cantankerous and unpopular trouble-maker.
(b) A swarthy huntsman.
(c) A close friend of Eirik's.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the trouble the slaves started?

2. Where does Eirik go after the fight with Thorgest?

3. Who are the parents of Thorstein the Red?

4. Why does Thorstein wish to return to Vinland?

5. What does the expedition see as they approach Vinland?

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