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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After her time in Orkney, where does Aud go?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Dublin.

2. Where does Eirik propose to go when he leaves Iceland?
(a) To explore land sighted to the west.
(b) Back to Norway.
(c) He is set to sea with no guide or plan.
(d) To take revenge.

3. Who is Leif?
(a) The founder of the colony on Iceland.
(b) The brother of Eirik the Red.
(c) The son of Eirik the Red.
(d) A messanger from the king.

4. What does Eirik do when he finds Greenland?
(a) Returns immediately to Iceland.
(b) Declares the land uninhabitable.
(c) Decides to find land farther west.
(d) Explores it and name places for three years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?

2. Who tries to join Leif Eiriksson in his journey but was injured at the last moment?

3. What were the characteristics of the first land that Leif and his crew land on?

4. What is different about the trip Karlsefni makes to Vinland from the previous ones?

5. What does Eirik lend to Thorgest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Leif and his men find grapes? Describe the incident.

2. What kind of person is Freydis? Give examples.

3. What does the prophecy told to Gudrid tell her about her future?

4. What does the saga of Gudrid's Ancestry tell us about Aud's faith and what she does to practice it?

5. What does Eirik do when he reaches Greenland? How long?

6. Describe the events surrounding Thorstein's death.

7. Explain the entire affair of Eirik and the bench-boards.

8. What strategy do Leif and his men employ to explore the area around them on this new shore?

9. Describe what happens as Leif and his crew try to approach the shore of the mainland.

10. Describe the land that Thorvald and his men reported seeing all up and down the coast.

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