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

2. What do the lumps on the beach Thorvald sees turn out to be?
(a) Dead men.
(b) Ruins.
(c) Upside down skin boats with men under them.
(d) Piles of sand hiding an ambush.

3. What do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?
(a) A strong current that makes the trip fast and easy.
(b) An abandoned ship they manage to take home as well.
(c) Another large and bountiful island.
(d) A group of people stranded on a reef.

4. Where does Eirik propose to go when he leaves Iceland?
(a) He is set to sea with no guide or plan.
(b) To explore land sighted to the west.
(c) Back to Norway.
(d) To take revenge.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Bjarni travel to see "some time later" after sighting the land to the west?

3. What happens to Tyrkir?

4. Why do the men wish to stop at this land?

5. What is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?

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