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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Eirik and Thorvald leave Norway?
(a) On a mission from the king.
(b) They heard rumors of land to the west.
(c) Because of some killings.
(d) To find new resources.

2. Who is Karlsefni?
(a) Gudrid's brother.
(b) Thorstein's cousin who comes to support Gudrid.
(c) None of the above.
(d) A traveler from Norway who marries Gudrid.

3. How many men and ships return to Vinland with Thorvald?
(a) Thirty men in one ship.
(b) Sixty men in eight ships.
(c) Thirty men in three ships.
(d) Nine men in one ship.

4. What happens when Eirik requests his possessions back from Thorgest?
(a) Eirik went to get them when they were not returned.
(b) Two of Thorgest's sons and several other men were killed.
(c) A fight broke out.
(d) All of the above.

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

6. Who does Bjarni travel to see "some time later" after sighting the land to the west?
(a) The Thorsness Assembly.
(b) Earl Eirik in Norway.
(c) Freydis, Eirik's daughter.
(d) Eirik the Red.

7. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?
(a) Dig a trench to float the boat.
(b) Observe the land from a distance until high tide returned.
(c) Remove supplies and abandon the boat.
(d) Impatiently run ashore to explore.

8. Where do the men bury Thorvald?
(a) Krossaness, the place he thought suitable for a home.
(b) At sea.
(c) In Greenland.
(d) At the houses that Leif built.

9. What arrangement does Karlsefni make with Leif regarding the houses in Vinland?
(a) Leif is willing to lend Karlsefni the houses, but not give them.
(b) Karlsefni can use them until Leif arrives again.
(c) Karlsefni buys the houses from Leif.
(d) Leif gives him the houses on the condition that the settlement is named after him.

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

11. Which of the following best characterizes the natural resources and weather on the land that Leif and his men explore?
(a) Few and cold.
(b) Abundant and mild.
(c) Sparse and changeable.
(d) Sufficient and tolerable.

12. After her time in Orkney, where does Aud go?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Iceland.

13. Who tries to join Leif Eiriksson in his journey but was injured at the last moment?
(a) A Christian missionary.
(b) Bjarni.
(c) His wife.
(d) His father.

14. What is Eirik sentenced with by the Thorsness Assembly?
(a) Five years of exploration service for the king.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Outlawry.
(d) Murder.

15. How is Leif Eiriksson described?
(a) Strong, shrewd, and moderate.
(b) Strong, impulsive, and violent.
(c) Intelligent, ambitious, and proud.
(d) Loyal, impulsive, and tempermental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Thorvald and his men moor the boat and wander on shore?

2. What is the land like that Bjarni sees first?

3. What does Eirik lend to Thorgest?

4. What does Bjarni do when he hears Herjolf has moved to Greenland?

5. What do the lumps on the beach Thorvald sees turn out to be?

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