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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 religious affiliation does Aud practice?
(a) Pagan.
(b) She refused to practice.
(c) Sorcery.
(d) Christian.

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

3. What does Thorvald die of?
(a) A serious illness.
(b) A wound in his armpit.
(c) He is murdered by a shipmate.
(d) A fall onto rocks.

4. What does Gudrid do after Thorbjorn Vifilsson dies?
(a) Go on a pilgrimage.
(b) Stay a Brattahlid with Eirik the Red.
(c) Travel to Norway.
(d) Return to Iceland.

5. What men come with Aud to Iceland?
(a) Captive slaves from the British Isles.
(b) A sect of sorcerers from the British Isles.
(c) Fellow practicians of her craft.
(d) Her husband and sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the brothers stay when they arrive in Vinland?

2. Who speaks to Bjarni when Bjarni gets on the life boat?

3. What do Karlsefni and his men see when they are stopped at the lake?

4. What happens on the trip to Greenland?

5. How do the natives come the second time they visit Karsefni and his men?

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