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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 is the result of the trouble the slaves started?
(a) Eirik kills some men.
(b) The neighbors kill Eirik's slaves.
(c) Eirik is banished from Haukedale.
(d) All of the above.

2. What is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?
(a) Occupied by enemies.
(b) Already well settled.
(c) A shipping port.
(d) Undiscovered.

3. What happens to Tyrkir?
(a) He gets separated from the other men.
(b) He gets into a fight with Leif and leaves by himself.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He hears strange sounds and follows them.

4. Who gives Gudrid the prophecy about her future?
(a) Her dead husband.
(b) The corpse of Sigrid.
(c) The overseer.
(d) A prophetess in a dream.

5. How does Thorbjorn announce his departure to Greenland?
(a) He doesn't. He just leaves.
(b) At a feast he throws for all his friends.
(c) At a town meeting.
(d) By having his good friends spread the word.

Short Answer Questions

1. What men come with Aud to Iceland?

2. Where do the men bury Thorvald?

3. What scares the natives the first time they appear?

4. Who tries to join Leif Eiriksson in his journey but was injured at the last moment?

5. Which of the following best characterizes the natural resources and weather on the land that Leif and his men explore?

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