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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. What do Thorvald and his men see further up the fjord?
(a) Ruins of great cities.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Planted crops.
(d) Settlements.

2. What do Thorvald and Eirik do because "of some killings" in Jaederen?
(a) Make weapons.
(b) Join a large and powerful clan.
(c) Move to Iceland.
(d) Seek the protection of the king.

3. What does Freydis tell people in Greenland happened to the brothers?
(a) They went exploring on their own.
(b) They stayed on in Vinland.
(c) They died of disease.
(d) They angered the Gods.

4. How do Thorstein and his men spend the summer?
(a) Searching the coast for Thorvald.
(b) Cutting wood and grapes.
(c) Preparing to leave Greenland.
(d) Lost at sea.

5. What does Freydis ask of one of the brothers?
(a) To return to Greenland and bring Leif.
(b) If he will trade ships so she can leave.
(c) To supply her with extra food.
(d) To murder his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Freydis?

2. Who are the parents of Thorstein the Red?

3. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid settle for the remainder of their lives?

4. What arrangement does Freydis have with the brothers Helgi and Finnbogi?

5. What does Herjolf take with him when he emigrates to Greenland?

(see the answer key)

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