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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 religious affiliation does Aud practice?
(a) Christian.
(b) Pagan.
(c) She refused to practice.
(d) Sorcery.

2. Where do Thorvald and his men moor the boat and wander on shore?
(a) All of the above.
(b) A beautiful place Thorvald said he would like to make his home.
(c) A beautiful, heavily wooded area.
(d) On a promontory between two fjords.

3. Why does Thorstein wish to return to Vinland?
(a) To make more wine from the grapes.
(b) To acquire a stock of lumber.
(c) To fetch Thorvald's body.
(d) None of the above.

4. What do Haki and Hekja come back with?
(a) Grapes and wild wheat.
(b) A skin of fresh water.
(c) Arrowheads and pottery.
(d) Reports of a great bay.

5. What does Thorvald use to mark the spot he named Kjalarness?
(a) A huge rock pointing upwards.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The old keel of the boat.
(d) A peak towering overhead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ships and men travel with Karlsefni to Greenland?

2. How does Eirik find Greenland?

3. What happens between Thorgest and Eirik when Eirik returns to Iceland?

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

5. What was the general division of people between the two ships that travel with Karlsefni to Vinland?

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