1. What does Queen Elizabeth force Raleigh to do when she calls him back from the fleet's attack on Spain?
(a) Join the crew of a ship heading to the Americas.
(b) Become a diplomat.
(c) Travel to Africa.
(d) Marry one of her maids.

2. What does Eric the Red say that his life is like now that he has been exiled?
(a) People can steal from him at will.
(b) He is more well-admired than ever before.
(c) He is lonely and despondent.
(d) People try to kill him when they see him.

3. How does Freydis handle her quarrel with the two brothers, Helgi and Finnbogi?
(a) She tricks her husband into killing them, and kills the women of their household herself.
(b) She steals property from the brothers and refuses to give it back, claiming that it will compensate her for the quarrel.
(c) She goes to court against the brothers and sues them, winning her case and forcing them to pay a fine.
(d) She talks to her neighbors about the brothers, turning the community against them until they are forced into exile.

4. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?
(a) He is forced to turn back and sail to the New World again.
(b) He is forced to leave and sail to England instead.
(c) He has to travel many miles out of his way because of a storm.
(d) He is refused permission to land in Spain even though there was a terrible storm.

5. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?
(a) The sea can hide any secret.
(b) God smites those who use profanity.
(c) Good hygiene was the key to survival on ships.
(d) What happens to the body is not important.