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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapters 7 - 8, Karlsefni in Greenland, Karlsefni Goes to Vinland.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eirik lend to Thorgest?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Bench-boards.
(c) A ship.
(d) His sword.

3. Who initializes the marriage between Karlsefni and Gudrid?
(a) Gudrid.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Karlsefni.
(d) Eirik the Red.

4. What was the general division of people between the two ships that travel with Karlsefni to Vinland?
(a) Karlsefni's seamen were split evenly between the two ships to increase the chances of both arriving safely.
(b) Pagans on one and Christians on the other.
(c) Karlsefni and his crew of Icelanders on one, Greenlanders on the other.
(d) None of the above.

5. What men come with Aud to Iceland?
(a) A sect of sorcerers from the British Isles.
(b) Fellow practicians of her craft.
(c) Her husband and sons.
(d) Captive slaves from the British Isles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

2. What does Aud have erected at Kross Hills?

3. What does Karlsefni offer Eirik to cheer him up?

4. What do Haki and Hekja come back with?

5. What does Eirik offer the traders in return for their generosity?

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