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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 do Leif and his men notice about the days on this new land compared to Greenland or Iceland?
(a) They were louder with sounds of wildlife.
(b) The skies were clearer.
(c) They are of more even length.
(d) They reached higher temperatures.

2. Where does the search party find Tyrkir?
(a) Asleep after gorging on grapes.
(b) None of the above.
(c) In a lush undiscovered valley.
(d) On his way back, not far from the houses.

3. What causes a fight between Eirik and Thorgest?
(a) Bench-boards.
(b) Thorgest's wife.
(c) Eirik proposes to Thorgest's sister.
(d) They both felt they should be clan leader.

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

5. Which of the following best characterizes the natural resources and weather on the land that Leif and his men explore?
(a) Sparse and changeable.
(b) Abundant and mild.
(c) Sufficient and tolerable.
(d) Few and cold.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What nickname is Leif given upon his return to Greenland?

4. Who is Freydis?

5. What does Leif Eiriksson do with the news of the land sighted to the west?

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