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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grænlendinga Saga, Chapters 7 - 9, Karlsefni in Vinland, Freydis in Vinland, Karlsefni's Descendants.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to join Leif Eiriksson in his journey but was injured at the last moment?

2. Leif names the second land that he and his crew land on after a natural resource on it. What resource is this?

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

4. What does Leif do when he hears rumors about what happened in Vinland.

5. What is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?

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