The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapter 5 - 6, Leif Discovers Vinland, Thorstein Eiriksson Dies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thorgunna send to Leif in Greenland?
(a) A cross.
(b) A fortune in cloth.
(c) Three ships.
(d) His son.

2. What does Leif find in Vinland?
(a) Gold, sheep, and wild game.
(b) Towns and ports.
(c) Gold and lumber.
(d) Wild wheat, vines, and maples.

3. Who is Thorvald?
(a) The king.
(b) The brother of Eirik the Red.
(c) The discoverer of Greenland.
(d) The father of Eirik the Red.

4. What is the general consensus about Freydis after her trip to Vinland?
(a) She can command ship like a man.
(b) No one thinks anything but ill of her and her family.
(c) She is plagued by misfortune.
(d) She earned the title of explorer.

5. What do the settlers end up trading to the natives?
(a) Milk.
(b) Metal knives.
(c) Axes.
(d) Woven blankets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman Thorbjorg by trade?

2. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

3. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?

4. What does Eirik do when he finds Greenland?

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

(see the answer key)

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