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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 do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?
(a) Another large and bountiful island.
(b) A group of people stranded on a reef.
(c) An abandoned ship they manage to take home as well.
(d) A strong current that makes the trip fast and easy.

2. What is the general consensus about Freydis after her trip to Vinland?
(a) She is plagued by misfortune.
(b) She earned the title of explorer.
(c) She can command ship like a man.
(d) No one thinks anything but ill of her and her family.

3. How do Thorstein and his men spend the summer?
(a) Preparing to leave Greenland.
(b) Lost at sea.
(c) Searching the coast for Thorvald.
(d) Cutting wood and grapes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thorvald use to mark the spot he named Kjalarness?

2. What does Aud have erected at Kross Hills?

3. What happens to the brothers and their men?

4. Which of the following best describes Bjarni?

5. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid settle for the remainder of their lives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid travel? What becomes of them?

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

6. How did Eirik know to look for Greenland? What did he do when he found it?

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

8. How does Leif become aware of Freydis' behavior on Vinland and what does he do about it?

9. What happens between the natives and Thorvald and his crew? Describe the encounter.

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

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