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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grænlendinga Saga, Chapters 3 - 4, Leif Explores Vinland, Leif Returns to Greenland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?
(a) Undiscovered.
(b) Occupied by enemies.
(c) Already well settled.
(d) A shipping port.

2. What causes the Bjarni to lose his bearings at sea?
(a) Damaged instruments.
(b) Shorthandedness.
(c) Heavy fog and northerly winds.
(d) An inexperienced crew.

3. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?
(a) Dig a trench to float the boat.
(b) Remove supplies and abandon the boat.
(c) Observe the land from a distance until high tide returned.
(d) Impatiently run ashore to explore.

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

5. Who is Leif?
(a) The son of Eirik the Red.
(b) A messanger from the king.
(c) The brother of Eirik the Red.
(d) The founder of the colony on Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?

2. How is Leif Eiriksson described?

3. What size crew does Leif Eiriksson take with him?

4. Who decides to further explore Vinland?

5. What does Eirik do when he finds Greenland?

(see the answer key)

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