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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapters 9 - 11, Thorhall Breaks Away, Karlsefni Goes South, The Skrælings Attack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Leif Eiriksson described?
(a) Loyal, impulsive, and tempermental.
(b) Strong, impulsive, and violent.
(c) Intelligent, ambitious, and proud.
(d) Strong, shrewd, and moderate.

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

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

4. Where does Thorhall end up?
(a) Perished at sea.
(b) He stayed at the native settlement they had seen from a distance.
(c) He fled to the interior and was never seen again.
(d) Enslaved in Ireland.

5. Where does Eirik go after the fight with Thorgest?
(a) To Dublin to appeal to his relatives for help.
(b) None of these.
(c) To look for land sighted to the west.
(d) To Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes the natural resources and weather on the land that Leif and his men explore?

2. Who gives Gudrid the prophecy about her future?

3. Where do the men bury Thorvald?

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

5. What do the natives most seem to want from the expedition?

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