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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 the men bury Thorvald?
(a) Krossaness, the place he thought suitable for a home.
(b) At the houses that Leif built.
(c) At sea.
(d) In Greenland.

2. What do Leif and his crew decide to do regarding their discovery of this land?
(a) Leave part of the crew to explore while the other part returns to Greenland to report.
(b) Build houses, spend the winter, and explore.
(c) Name it after Earl Eirik.
(d) Take samples of the resources and return to Greenland.

3. What happens to Tyrkir?
(a) He hears strange sounds and follows them.
(b) He gets into a fight with Leif and leaves by himself.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He gets separated from the other men.

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

5. Who decides to further explore Vinland?
(a) Leif.
(b) Thorir.
(c) Eirik.
(d) Thorvald.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

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

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