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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. What does the expedition see as they approach Vinland?
(a) A ghost ship.
(b) Settlements far to the north.
(c) Several islands of varying landscapes.
(d) A pod of strange whales.

2. What happens on the trip to Greenland?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The death of Orm and his wife.
(c) Disease.
(d) Bad weather.

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

4. Who accompanies Thorstein and his men to Vinland?
(a) A Christian missionary.
(b) Gudrid, Thorstein's wife.
(c) An embassador from Earl Eirik.
(d) All of the above.

5. Why does Gudrid not want to help Thorbjorg?
(a) She is shy.
(b) She considers the work beneath her.
(c) Thorbjorg scares her.
(d) Because she is a Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who travels with Thorbjorn to Greenland?

2. Why do Eirik and Thorvald leave Norway?

3. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid settle for the remainder of their lives?

4. What happens to Tyrkir?

5. What do Leif and his crew decide to do regarding their discovery of this land?

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