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

2. What is the general consensus about Freydis after her trip to Vinland?
(a) She earned the title of explorer.
(b) She can command ship like a man.
(c) She is plagued by misfortune.
(d) No one thinks anything but ill of her and her family.

3. Why do the men wish to stop at this land?
(a) For wood and water.
(b) The land is rich and beautiful.
(c) They think it is Greenland.
(d) They are afraid of getting further lost.

4. Who is Karlsefni?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Gudrid's brother.
(c) A traveler from Norway who marries Gudrid.
(d) Thorstein's cousin who comes to support Gudrid.

5. What does Freydis tell people in Greenland happened to the brothers?
(a) They stayed on in Vinland.
(b) They went exploring on their own.
(c) They died of disease.
(d) They angered the Gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?

2. What reception does Karlsefni receive in Norway?

3. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

4. What causes a fight between Eirik and Thorgest?

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

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