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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 scares the natives the first time they appear?
(a) The weapons displayed by the men.
(b) The men shout and chase them.
(c) The sight of a whale being butchered.
(d) The bellowing of the bull.

2. Who is Einar?
(a) A very wealthy but mean man.
(b) Gudrid's foster father.
(c) The local cheiftan.
(d) A successful sea going trader.

3. What does Thorkel prepare for Thorbjorg before her arrival?
(a) An informal social greeting time.
(b) A feast.
(c) A service.
(d) A high seat with a cushion.

4. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?
(a) A man of wealth and reputation.
(b) All of the above.
(c) A merchant.
(d) The son of Herjolf Bardarson

5. What washes up on the shore over the winter when they are hungry?
(a) None of the above.
(b) An abandoned ship.
(c) A whale.
(d) Six sea lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the trouble the slaves started?

2. Who does Bjarni travel to see "some time later" after sighting the land to the west?

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

4. How is Tyrkir described?

5. What do the traders offer Eirik the Red when they arrive at Brattahlid?

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