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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 does Herjolf take with him when he emigrates to Greenland?
(a) A Christian.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Many boats of goods.
(d) A plague.

2. What men come with Aud to Iceland?
(a) Fellow practicians of her craft.
(b) Captive slaves from the British Isles.
(c) Her husband and sons.
(d) A sect of sorcerers from the British Isles.

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

4. 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 angered the Gods.
(d) They died of disease.

5. Where do Thorstein and his men first land on their trip?
(a) The houses that Leif built.
(b) The island Markland.
(c) At Thorvald's grave.
(d) Lysufjord on Greenland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the search party find Tyrkir?

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

3. Where does Eirik go after the fight with Thorgest?

4. How do Thorstein and much of his crew die?

5. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?

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