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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Thorstein and his men first land on their trip?

2. What do Thorvald and his men see further up the fjord?

3. What do Leif and his men notice about the days on this new land compared to Greenland or Iceland?

4. Which of the following best describes the sentiment between Freydis and the brothers in Vinland?

5. Who is Karlsefni?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid travel? What becomes of them?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens between the natives and Thorvald and his crew? Describe the encounter.

7. What do we know about the emigration from Iceland to Greenland?

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

9. What kind of person is Freydis? Give examples.

10. What strategy do Leif and his men employ to explore the area around them on this new shore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about women in Viking culture.

Part 1. How did the rights of viking women compare with the rights of women in other areas of Europe?

Part 2. What traditions surrounded the processes of marriage and divorce?

Part 3. What were the roles and responsibilities of women in a marriage and society?

Essay Topic 2

The Vinland Sagas are about the Vikings. Write an essay about Vikings.

Part 1. Who were the Vikings? When and where did they live?

Part 2. What were the Vikings famous and feared for? What were they like as a people and how did they survive? What did they accomplish?

Part 3.What records do we have about the Vikings? Discuss both the sagas and the archeological record.

Part 4. How did the Vikings leave their mark on the world?

Essay Topic 3

Gudrid (Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir) is possibly one of the best documented and traveled women of her era. Do further outside research and write an essay about Gudrid.

Part 1. Who was Gudrid? Who were her family?

Part 2. What kind of person was Gudrid? How did this affect her life?

Part 3. Where did Gudrid travel during her life? How and why did she travel so extensively?

Part 4. What other major events happened during Gudrid's life and how did she handle them?

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