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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapters 1 - 2, Gudrid's Ancestry, Eirik Explores Greenland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Thorvald and his men moor the boat and wander on shore?
(a) All of the above.
(b) A beautiful, heavily wooded area.
(c) On a promontory between two fjords.
(d) A beautiful place Thorvald said he would like to make his home.

2. What happens to Tyrkir?
(a) He hears strange sounds and follows them.
(b) He gets lost.
(c) He gets separated from the other men.
(d) He gets into a fight with Leif and leaves by himself.

3. Who decides to further explore Vinland?
(a) Thorir.
(b) Thorvald.
(c) Leif.
(d) Eirik.

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

5. What scares the natives the first time they appear?
(a) The men shout and chase them.
(b) The sight of a whale being butchered.
(c) The bellowing of the bull.
(d) The weapons displayed by the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

2. Where does Eirik propose to go when he leaves Iceland?

3. What is different about the trip Karlsefni makes to Vinland from the previous ones?

4. What does Eirik do when he finds Greenland?

5. What men come with Aud to Iceland?

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