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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. Where does Eirik propose to go when he leaves Iceland?
(a) He is set to sea with no guide or plan.
(b) To take revenge.
(c) Back to Norway.
(d) To explore land sighted to the west.

2. What were the characteristics of the first land that Leif and his crew land on?
(a) Icy, rocky, and worthless.
(b) Dense forest with much lumber.
(c) Low hills covered in grass.
(d) Mountainous, steep, and forbidding.

3. What arrangement does Karlsefni make with Leif regarding the houses in Vinland?
(a) Karlsefni buys the houses from Leif.
(b) Karlsefni can use them until Leif arrives again.
(c) Leif gives him the houses on the condition that the settlement is named after him.
(d) Leif is willing to lend Karlsefni the houses, but not give them.

4. What does Gudrid see that no one else sees?
(a) The ghost of her husband Thorstein.
(b) More natives gathering in the distance.
(c) A chestnut haired woman in a close fitting tunic.
(d) A vision into the future.

5. What does Leif do when he hears rumors about what happened in Vinland.
(a) Confront Freydis and demand the truth.
(b) Torture three of Freydis's men until he learns the truth.
(c) Travel to Vinland to determine the truth.
(d) Ignore the rumors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid settle for the remainder of their lives?

2. What reception does Karlsefni receive in Norway?

3. Where do the brothers stay when they arrive in Vinland?

4. What happens to Tyrkir?

5. What do the lumps on the beach Thorvald sees turn out to be?

(see the answer key)

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