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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 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) Impatiently run ashore to explore.
(c) Remove supplies and abandon the boat.
(d) Observe the land from a distance until high tide returned.

2. How is Leif Eiriksson described?
(a) Intelligent, ambitious, and proud.
(b) Strong, shrewd, and moderate.
(c) Loyal, impulsive, and tempermental.
(d) Strong, impulsive, and violent.

3. What does Eirik do when he finds Greenland?
(a) Returns immediately to Iceland.
(b) Decides to find land farther west.
(c) Declares the land uninhabitable.
(d) Explores it and name places for three years.

4. Why does Thorstein wish to return to Vinland?
(a) To make more wine from the grapes.
(b) To fetch Thorvald's body.
(c) To acquire a stock of lumber.
(d) None of the above.

5. What do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?
(a) A group of people stranded on a reef.
(b) An abandoned ship they manage to take home as well.
(c) A strong current that makes the trip fast and easy.
(d) Another large and bountiful island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the characteristics of the first land that Leif and his crew land on?

2. What does Thorvald die of?

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

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

5. How do Thorstein and much of his crew die?

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