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

2. What does Freydis ask of one of the brothers?
(a) If he will trade ships so she can leave.
(b) To murder his brother.
(c) To supply her with extra food.
(d) To return to Greenland and bring Leif.

3. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?
(a) Remove supplies and abandon the boat.
(b) Dig a trench to float the boat.
(c) Observe the land from a distance until high tide returned.
(d) Impatiently run ashore to explore.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reception does Karlsefni receive in Norway?

3. Who are the parents of Thorstein the Red?

4. What is the result of the trouble the slaves started?

5. What happens between Thorgest and Eirik when Eirik returns to Iceland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Eirik the Red felt about the possibility of joining Leif's exploration crew and why he did not.

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

5. What circumstances caused Eirik the Red to leave Iceland?

6. Explain who Aud brings to Iceland with her, who they were, and what happened once they arrived in Iceland.

7. Explain what happened to Aud's husband and son.

8. Describe the circumstances of Bjarni's discovery of new lands to the west.

9. Describe the descendants of Karlsefni and Gudrid.

10. How long does Thorvald spend in Vinland, and what are his primary activities while he is there? Give details.

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