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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapters 7 - 8, Karlsefni in Greenland, Karlsefni Goes to Vinland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Thorvald and his men see further up the fjord?
(a) Settlements.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Planted crops.
(d) Ruins of great cities.

2. Why does Eirik get depressed as Christmas draws near when he has guests staying at Brattahlid?
(a) Marital problems.
(b) He only has supplies to provide a meager Christmas for his guests.
(c) He is reminded of his banishment from Iceland.
(d) He misses his son Thorstein.

3. What happens after the fight with Thorgest?
(a) Eirik is sentenced to outlawry.
(b) Eirik hides and then flees the island.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Thorgest scours the country looking for Eirik.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leif deny Thorgunna what she asks of him?

2. What happens on the trip to Greenland?

3. Who accompanies Thorstein and his men to Vinland?

4. What does Thorbjorg tell Gudrid?

5. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?

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