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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 do Thorstein and much of his crew die?
(a) In a skirmish with the natives of Vinland.
(b) Thirst while they are lost at sea.
(c) In a shipwreck.
(d) Disease.

2. What causes the Bjarni to lose his bearings at sea?
(a) Heavy fog and northerly winds.
(b) Shorthandedness.
(c) An inexperienced crew.
(d) Damaged instruments.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides to further explore Vinland?

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

3. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?

4. How do Thorstein and his men spend the summer?

5. Why does Thorstein wish to return to Vinland?

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