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

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

3. Who tries to join Leif Eiriksson in his journey but was injured at the last moment?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) A Christian missionary.
(d) Bjarni.

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

5. Who are the parents of Thorstein the Red?
(a) The Invisible People.
(b) Thurid and Olaf the White.
(c) Eirik the Red and Thurid.
(d) Aud and Olaf the White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Karlsefni?

2. Where do Thorstein and his men first land on their trip?

3. How many men and ships return to Vinland with Thorvald?

4. What does Leif Eiriksson do with the news of the land sighted to the west?

5. What is the general consensus about Freydis after her trip to Vinland?

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