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

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

3. How do Thorstein and his men spend the summer?
(a) Cutting wood and grapes.
(b) Searching the coast for Thorvald.
(c) Preparing to leave Greenland.
(d) Lost at sea.

4. What do the settlers end up trading to the natives?
(a) Milk.
(b) Axes.
(c) Woven blankets.
(d) Metal knives.

5. What was the land like that Thorvald and his men see to the west?
(a) White sandy beaches and many islands.
(b) Attractive and forested.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Uninhabited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?

2. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?

3. Who decides to further explore Vinland?

4. Where do Thorvald and his men moor the boat and wander on shore?

5. Who does Bjarni travel to see "some time later" after sighting the land to the west?

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