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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the parents of Thorstein the Red?
(a) Aud and Olaf the White.
(b) The Invisible People.
(c) Eirik the Red and Thurid.
(d) Thurid and Olaf the White.

2. What do the lumps on the beach Thorvald sees turn out to be?
(a) Upside down skin boats with men under them.
(b) Ruins.
(c) Piles of sand hiding an ambush.
(d) Dead men.

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

4. What does Aud Do in Orkney after she hears of the death of Thorstein the Red?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Gives away his daughter, Groa, in marriage.
(c) Raises her grandchildren.
(d) Seeks vengence for her husband's death.

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

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

7. Where do the brothers stay when they arrive in Vinland?
(a) All cramped inside the smallest of Leif's houses.
(b) In Leif's houses.
(c) On their ship.
(d) In a house they build farther inland.

8. How long does Eirik spend exploring Greenland?
(a) Three years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

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

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

13. Where do the men bury Thorvald?
(a) In Greenland.
(b) Krossaness, the place he thought suitable for a home.
(c) At the houses that Leif built.
(d) At sea.

14. According to the prophecy, where will Gudrid go on pilgrimage?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Norway.
(c) Thorvald's grave.
(d) Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Thorvald and his men see further up the fjord?

2. How does Bjarni spend the rest of his days?

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

4. Who is Karlsefni?

5. How do Thorstein and his men spend the summer?

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