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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. Why does Bjarni worry about the trip to Greenland?
(a) Because none of the men had ever sailed there before.
(b) Because it was the wrong season.
(c) Because the sea was full of pirates.
(d) Because he did not trust Eirik the Red.

2. What does Tyrkir find?
(a) Vines and grapes.
(b) A human settlement.
(c) Another boat anchored on upshore.
(d) A gold vein.

3. What happens between Thorgest and Eirik when Eirik returns to Iceland?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Eirik is deated.
(c) Thorgest and Eirik battle again.
(d) A reconciliation is reached.

4. What causes the Bjarni to lose his bearings at sea?
(a) Damaged instruments.
(b) An inexperienced crew.
(c) Heavy fog and northerly winds.
(d) Shorthandedness.

5. What do Leif and his crew decide to do regarding their discovery of this land?
(a) Take samples of the resources and return to Greenland.
(b) Leave part of the crew to explore while the other part returns to Greenland to report.
(c) Name it after Earl Eirik.
(d) Build houses, spend the winter, and explore.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the prophecy, where will Gudrid go on pilgrimage?

2. Why does Eirik name the land he discovered "Greenland"?

3. How does Eirik find Greenland?

4. What does Eirik lend to Thorgest?

5. Where does the search party find Tyrkir?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain why Eirik chose the name Greenland.

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

6. Who is Thorir and what happens to him?

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

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

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

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

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