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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 does the search party find Tyrkir?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Asleep after gorging on grapes.
(c) In a lush undiscovered valley.
(d) On his way back, not far from the houses.

2. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?
(a) All of the above.
(b) A man of wealth and reputation.
(c) The son of Herjolf Bardarson
(d) A merchant.

3. What were the characteristics of the first land that Leif and his crew land on?
(a) Dense forest with much lumber.
(b) Icy, rocky, and worthless.
(c) Low hills covered in grass.
(d) Mountainous, steep, and forbidding.

4. What causes a fight between Eirik and Thorgest?
(a) They both felt they should be clan leader.
(b) Thorgest's wife.
(c) Eirik proposes to Thorgest's sister.
(d) Bench-boards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tyrkir?

2. What does Thorvald decide they should do when spring arrives?

3. Who is Leif?

4. Who decides to further explore Vinland?

5. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?

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