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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapters 12 - 14, Thorvald Eiriksson Dies, Bjarni Grimolfsson's Death, Karlsefni's Descendants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aud's full title?
(a) Aud the Beautiful.
(b) Aud the Deep Minded.
(c) Aud the White.
(d) Aud the Red.

2. Why do the men wish to stop at this land?
(a) The land is rich and beautiful.
(b) They think it is Greenland.
(c) For wood and water.
(d) They are afraid of getting further lost.

3. What do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?
(a) Another large and bountiful island.
(b) An abandoned ship they manage to take home as well.
(c) A strong current that makes the trip fast and easy.
(d) A group of people stranded on a reef.

4. Why is Thorbjorg invited to the feast at Herjolfsness.
(a) To arrange matches.
(b) To determine when the famine would end.
(c) Because she is very popular.
(d) To bless the food.

5. What was the land like that Thorvald and his men see to the west?
(a) White sandy beaches and many islands.
(b) Attractive and forested.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Uninhabited.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what way does Freydis first break her word?

3. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?

4. What does Bjarni do when he hears Herjolf has moved to Greenland?

5. What do the natives have an use that impresses Karlsefni and his men?

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