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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grænlendinga Saga, Chapters 5 - 6, Thorvald Explores Vinland, Thorstein Eiriksson Dies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the land like that Thorvald and his men see to the west?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Attractive and forested.
(c) White sandy beaches and many islands.
(d) Uninhabited.

2. What is the land like that Bjarni sees first?
(a) Mountainous and icy.
(b) Heavily populated.
(c) Desolate and bare.
(d) Wooded with low hills.

3. What does Tyrkir find?
(a) A gold vein.
(b) Another boat anchored on upshore.
(c) Vines and grapes.
(d) A human settlement.

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

5. What do Thorvald and his men see further up the fjord?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Planted crops.
(c) Settlements.
(d) Ruins of great cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men bury Thorvald?

2. What happens to Tyrkir?

3. How is Tyrkir described?

4. Why does Eirik name the land he discovered "Greenland"?

5. What causes a fight between Eirik and Thorgest?

(see the answer key)

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