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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. How does Bjarni spend the rest of his days?
(a) As a pauper.
(b) Sailing the seas looking for that land.
(c) Farming with his father in Greenland.
(d) Sick in bed with the plague.

2. 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) They reached higher temperatures.
(c) They are of more even length.
(d) The skies were clearer.

3. What is Eirik sentenced with by the Thorsness Assembly?
(a) Murder.
(b) Five years of exploration service for the king.
(c) Outlawry.
(d) Adultery.

4. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?
(a) Attempt to communicate.
(b) Trade.
(c) Fight.
(d) All of the above.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

3. What do Thorvald and his men see further up the fjord?

4. Where do the men bury Thorvald?

5. According to the prophecy, where will Gudrid go on pilgrimage?

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