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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapters 1 - 2, Gudrid's Ancestry, Eirik Explores Greenland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Freydis?
(a) The first victim of the plague.
(b) The arrogant daughter of Eirik the Red.
(c) The wife of Herjolf.
(d) A seer and a witch.

2. Where does Eirik go after the fight with Thorgest?
(a) None of these.
(b) To look for land sighted to the west.
(c) To Norway.
(d) To Dublin to appeal to his relatives for help.

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

4. What causes the Bjarni to lose his bearings at sea?
(a) Heavy fog and northerly winds.
(b) An inexperienced crew.
(c) Damaged instruments.
(d) Shorthandedness.

5. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?
(a) Dig a trench to float the boat.
(b) Impatiently run ashore to explore.
(c) Remove supplies and abandon the boat.
(d) Observe the land from a distance until high tide returned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the parents of Thorstein the Red?

2. What is different about the trip Karlsefni makes to Vinland from the previous ones?

3. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

4. What do Leif and his men notice about the days on this new land compared to Greenland or Iceland?

5. What does Thorvald use to mark the spot he named Kjalarness?

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