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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grænlendinga Saga, Chapters 5 - 6, Thorvald Explores Vinland, Thorstein Eiriksson Dies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men wish to stop at this land?
(a) The land is rich and beautiful.
(b) They think it is Greenland.
(c) They are afraid of getting further lost.
(d) For wood and water.

2. How do Thorstein and much of his crew die?
(a) In a shipwreck.
(b) In a skirmish with the natives of Vinland.
(c) Thirst while they are lost at sea.
(d) Disease.

3. Why does Eirik name the land he discovered "Greenland"?
(a) To attract people there.
(b) To give homage to the god of crops.
(c) Because there was lush green grass around the coast.
(d) Because the rocks and glaciers have a greenish tint.

4. How many men and ships return to Vinland with Thorvald?
(a) Thirty men in three ships.
(b) Sixty men in eight ships.
(c) Thirty men in one ship.
(d) Nine men in one ship.

5. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?
(a) The native seer.
(b) A goddess in Gudrid's dream.
(c) Thorstein the Black.
(d) Thorstein's corpse.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the prophecy, where will Gudrid go on pilgrimage?

2. Why do Eirik and Thorvald leave Norway?

3. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?

4. What drives Thorvald and his men to shore the second summer?

5. Who is Freydis?

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