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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes the natural resources and weather on the land that Leif and his men explore?
(a) Few and cold.
(b) Abundant and mild.
(c) Sparse and changeable.
(d) Sufficient and tolerable.

2. What does Gudrid see that no one else sees?
(a) The ghost of her husband Thorstein.
(b) More natives gathering in the distance.
(c) A vision into the future.
(d) A chestnut haired woman in a close fitting tunic.

3. Why does Thorstein wish to return to Vinland?
(a) To acquire a stock of lumber.
(b) To make more wine from the grapes.
(c) None of the above.
(d) To fetch Thorvald's body.

4. How does Bjarni spend the rest of his days?
(a) Farming with his father in Greenland.
(b) As a pauper.
(c) Sailing the seas looking for that land.
(d) Sick in bed with the plague.

5. Who is Thorvald?
(a) The brother of Eirik the Red.
(b) The father of Eirik the Red.
(c) The discoverer of Greenland.
(d) The king.

6. Why do Eirik and Thorvald leave Norway?
(a) On a mission from the king.
(b) Because of some killings.
(c) To find new resources.
(d) They heard rumors of land to the west.

7. What does Thorvald decide they should do when spring arrives?
(a) Build another ship for cargo.
(b) Sail west along the coast to explore.
(c) Divide the group into exploration parties to head out in every direction.
(d) Return to Greenland to bring more people.

8. What does Tyrkir find?
(a) Vines and grapes.
(b) A human settlement.
(c) Another boat anchored on upshore.
(d) A gold vein.

9. What does Herjolf take with him when he emigrates to Greenland?
(a) A Christian.
(b) A plague.
(c) Many boats of goods.
(d) Weapons.

10. Who is Karlsefni?
(a) Thorstein's cousin who comes to support Gudrid.
(b) A traveler from Norway who marries Gudrid.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Gudrid's brother.

11. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?
(a) Trade.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Attempt to communicate.
(d) Fight.

12. Who accompanies Thorstein and his men to Vinland?
(a) An embassador from Earl Eirik.
(b) A Christian missionary.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Gudrid, Thorstein's wife.

13. How many men and ships return to Vinland with Thorvald?
(a) Sixty men in eight ships.
(b) Thirty men in one ship.
(c) Thirty men in three ships.
(d) Nine men in one ship.

14. Where does the search party find Tyrkir?
(a) In a lush undiscovered valley.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Asleep after gorging on grapes.
(d) On his way back, not far from the houses.

15. Where do Thorvald and his men moor the boat and wander on shore?
(a) All of the above.
(b) On a promontory between two fjords.
(c) A beautiful place Thorvald said he would like to make his home.
(d) A beautiful, heavily wooded area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What size crew does Leif Eiriksson take with him?

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

3. What arrangement does Karlsefni make with Leif regarding the houses in Vinland?

4. What reception does Karlsefni receive in Norway?

5. What does Freydis tell people in Greenland happened to the brothers?

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