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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What washes up on the shore over the winter when they are hungry?
(a) A whale.
(b) Six sea lions.
(c) An abandoned ship.
(d) None of the above.

2. How is the marriage of Gudrid and Thorstein Eriksson received by their families?
(a) With disappointment from Eirik.
(b) It was well received on all sides.
(c) Both fathers disapproved of the match.
(d) With anger from Thorbjorn.

3. What do the natives have an use that impresses Karlsefni and his men?
(a) Dog sleds.
(b) A catapult like weapon.
(c) Great skill in hunting.
(d) Arrowheads.

4. Which of the following best characterizes Gudrid's father?
(a) A former slave.
(b) The owner of a large farm.
(c) All of the above.
(d) A chieftan.

5. Where does Thorstein's ship next put in to land after it leaves Eiriksfjord?
(a) Vinland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Eiriksfjord.
(d) Norway.

6. What does Leif find on his way home from Vinland?
(a) A new bay on Greenland.
(b) An abandoned ship at sea.
(c) Shipwrecked seamen.
(d) A dead whale floating at sea.

7. Who initializes the marriage between Karlsefni and Gudrid?
(a) Gudrid.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Eirik the Red.
(d) Karlsefni.

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

9. What does the uniped do to Thorvald?
(a) Drags him under water.
(b) Bites him.
(c) Shoots an arrow into his groin.
(d) Shoots poison darts at him.

10. What do Haki and Hekja come back with?
(a) A skin of fresh water.
(b) Grapes and wild wheat.
(c) Arrowheads and pottery.
(d) Reports of a great bay.

11. What is Thorbjorn's reaction when he hears of the potential match for Gudrid?
(a) He threatens to kill Einar.
(b) He ponders carefully but decides he can do better.
(c) He is offended.
(d) He laughs heartily.

12. What is the woman Thorbjorg by trade?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Matchmaker.
(c) Priestess.
(d) Prophetess.

13. What do the traders offer Eirik the Red when they arrive at Brattahlid?
(a) To introduce him to the king of Norway.
(b) That he could have anything he wanted from their cargos.
(c) Their cargo for his home.
(d) A share in their business.

14. When do Karlsefni and his men see the natives again?
(a) In the Spring.
(b) Again and again over the Winter.
(c) When they find another native settlement.
(d) Not again for almost two years.

15. What is morale like the last Winter in Vinland?
(a) Sad to be leaving this rich land.
(b) Everyone is depressed at losing Thorvald.
(c) Fights keep breaking out.
(d) Worried about the other ship and Thorhall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Karlsefni and his men find when they stop for a fortnight when they sail south?

3. Who gives Gudrid the prophecy about her future?

4. Why does Karlsefni decide to go to Vinland?

5. What does Thorgunna send to Leif in Greenland?

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