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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Eirik name the land he discovered "Greenland"?
(a) Because the rocks and glaciers have a greenish tint.
(b) To attract people there.
(c) To give homage to the god of crops.
(d) Because there was lush green grass around the coast.

3. What drives Thorvald and his men to shore the second summer?
(a) The sighting of a human settlement.
(b) The need for lumber.
(c) Hunger.
(d) A fierce gale.

4. What is the land like that Bjarni sees first?
(a) Wooded with low hills.
(b) Mountainous and icy.
(c) Heavily populated.
(d) Desolate and bare.

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 murder his brother.
(d) To supply her with extra food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?

2. Why do the men wish to stop at this land?

3. Who tries to join Leif Eiriksson in his journey but was injured at the last moment?

4. What do Thorvald and Eirik do because "of some killings" in Jaederen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Eirik know to look for Greenland? What did he do when he found it?

2. What happens to Thorstein and his crew when they set sail for Vinland? Where do they end up spending the winter?

3. Describe the land that Thorvald and his men reported seeing all up and down the coast.

4. Explain the entire affair of Eirik and the bench-boards.

5. How long does Thorvald spend in Vinland, and what are his primary activities while he is there? Give details.

6. What does Eirik do when he reaches Greenland? How long?

7. What response does Bjarni receive when he shares his sighting of the new land?

8. What does the prophecy told to Gudrid tell her about her future?

9. Describe the interactions the settlers have with the natives.

10. Why was Bjarni determined to reach Greenland? What did he do there when he did?

(see the answer keys)

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