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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 do Karlsefni and his natives do with the natives the second time they get visited?
(a) Trade.
(b) Karlsefni and his men give them gifts.
(c) The natives show them how to plant corn.
(d) Karlsefni and his men show them their weapons.

2. How many people could fit in the small boat they had?
(a) Only about ten.
(b) Half the people on board.
(c) All of them, but then no food or water.
(d) All but ten.

3. What do Leif and his crew decide to do regarding their discovery of this land?
(a) Take samples of the resources and return to Greenland.
(b) Name it after Earl Eirik.
(c) Build houses, spend the winter, and explore.
(d) Leave part of the crew to explore while the other part returns to Greenland to report.

4. How is Leif Eiriksson described?
(a) Loyal, impulsive, and tempermental.
(b) Strong, shrewd, and moderate.
(c) Strong, impulsive, and violent.
(d) Intelligent, ambitious, and proud.

5. What does Leif find in Vinland?
(a) Towns and ports.
(b) Wild wheat, vines, and maples.
(c) Gold, sheep, and wild game.
(d) Gold and lumber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Thorstein and his men first land on their trip?

2. Where does Eirik go after the fight with Thorgest?

3. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid settle for the remainder of their lives?

4. What happens between Thorgest and Eirik when Eirik returns to Iceland?

5. Where does Thorstein's ship next put in to land after it leaves Eiriksfjord?

(see the answer key)

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