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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 is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?
(a) Undiscovered.
(b) A shipping port.
(c) Occupied by enemies.
(d) Already well settled.

2. According to the prophecy, where will Gudrid go on pilgrimage?
(a) Rome.
(b) Thorvald's grave.
(c) Norway.
(d) Mecca.

3. Why do the men wish to stop at this land?
(a) For wood and water.
(b) They think it is Greenland.
(c) The land is rich and beautiful.
(d) They are afraid of getting further lost.

4. What does Herjolf take with him when he emigrates to Greenland?
(a) A Christian.
(b) A plague.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Many boats of goods.

5. Who accompanies Thorstein and his men to Vinland?
(a) An embassador from Earl Eirik.
(b) Gudrid, Thorstein's wife.
(c) A Christian missionary.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the settlers end up trading to the natives?

2. What does Tyrkir find?

3. What does Aud do to the men that she brings to Iceland?

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

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

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