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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 Thorvald use to mark the spot he named Kjalarness?
(a) The old keel of the boat.
(b) A huge rock pointing upwards.
(c) None of the above.
(d) A peak towering overhead.

2. Who is Karlsefni?
(a) Thorstein's cousin who comes to support Gudrid.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Gudrid's brother.
(d) A traveler from Norway who marries Gudrid.

3. In what way does Freydis first break her word?
(a) In what she pays the brothers.
(b) In her promises to share everything equally.
(c) By directing them to take her places they do not expect.
(d) In the number of men she takes on the trip.

4. What does Thorvald die of?
(a) A serious illness.
(b) He is murdered by a shipmate.
(c) A fall onto rocks.
(d) A wound in his armpit.

5. What is different about the trip Karlsefni makes to Vinland from the previous ones?
(a) He intends to make a permanent settlement.
(b) He takes livestock.
(c) He takes more men and five women who will all share profits.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Aud do to the men that she brings to Iceland?

4. Why does Thorstein wish to return to Vinland?

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

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