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

2. What does Bjarni do when he hears Herjolf has moved to Greenland?
(a) Takes men to bring him back to Iceland.
(b) Assumes his rank and position in Iceland.
(c) Immediately sets off there in his ship.
(d) Prepares a mass emigration to follow.

3. Which of the following best characterizes the natural resources and weather on the land that Leif and his men explore?
(a) Sufficient and tolerable.
(b) Abundant and mild.
(c) Few and cold.
(d) Sparse and changeable.

4. What do the lumps on the beach Thorvald sees turn out to be?
(a) Upside down skin boats with men under them.
(b) Ruins.
(c) Dead men.
(d) Piles of sand hiding an ambush.

5. Leif names the second land that he and his crew land on after a natural resource on it. What resource is this?
(a) Wide grasslands.
(b) Gold.
(c) A fresh water spring.
(d) The woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What arrangement does Karlsefni make with Leif regarding the houses in Vinland?

2. What does Tyrkir find?

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

4. Which of the following best describes the sentiment between Freydis and the brothers in Vinland?

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

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