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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapter 5 - 6, Leif Discovers Vinland, Thorstein Eiriksson Dies.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the woman Thorbjorg by trade?
(a) Prophetess.
(b) Matchmaker.
(c) Priestess.
(d) Seamstress.

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

4. What takes Thorstein Eriksson and Gudrid to Lysufjord?
(a) They are trying to reach Vinland.
(b) To escape the wrath of their fathers.
(c) They jointly own a farm there with another Thorstein.
(d) They were banished from the other settlement.

5. How does Bjarni spend the rest of his days?
(a) As a pauper.
(b) Sailing the seas looking for that land.
(c) Farming with his father in Greenland.
(d) Sick in bed with the plague.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the brothers stay when they arrive in Vinland?

3. Who is Thorgunna?

4. What does Sigrid see in her vision?

5. Why does Bjarni worry about the trip to Greenland?

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