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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. Who does Bjarni travel to see "some time later" after sighting the land to the west?
(a) Earl Eirik in Norway.
(b) The Thorsness Assembly.
(c) Freydis, Eirik's daughter.
(d) Eirik the Red.

2. Who is Freydis?
(a) The wife of Herjolf.
(b) A seer and a witch.
(c) The arrogant daughter of Eirik the Red.
(d) The first victim of the plague.

3. What does Bjarni do when he hears Herjolf has moved to Greenland?
(a) Assumes his rank and position in Iceland.
(b) Prepares a mass emigration to follow.
(c) Immediately sets off there in his ship.
(d) Takes men to bring him back to Iceland.

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

5. Why do Eirik and Thorvald leave Norway?
(a) They heard rumors of land to the west.
(b) Because of some killings.
(c) On a mission from the king.
(d) To find new resources.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leif names the second land that he and his crew land on after a natural resource on it. What resource is this?

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

3. What is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?

4. What is the land like that Bjarni sees first?

5. Why does Bjarni worry about the trip to Greenland?

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