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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 does Aud Do in Orkney after she hears of the death of Thorstein the Red?
(a) Seeks vengence for her husband's death.
(b) Gives away his daughter, Groa, in marriage.
(c) Raises her grandchildren.
(d) All of the above.

2. What did Haki and Hekja leave to do?
(a) Explore the country to the south.
(b) Find fresh water.
(c) Start making a map of the area.
(d) Report on the settlements sighted to the north.

3. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?
(a) Attempt to communicate.
(b) Fight.
(c) Trade.
(d) All of the above.

4. What was the land like that Thorvald and his men see to the west?
(a) Uninhabited.
(b) Attractive and forested.
(c) White sandy beaches and many islands.
(d) All of the above.

5. What do Eirik's slaves do that caused problems?
(a) Start a landslide.
(b) Steal sheep.
(c) Proposition the neighbor's daughter.
(d) Threaten passerbys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What washes up on the shore over the winter when they are hungry?

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

3. What does Thorvald die of?

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

5. How many men and ships return to Vinland with Thorvald?

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