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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 nickname is Leif given upon his return to Greenland?
(a) Leif the Leader.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Leif the Explorer.
(d) Leif the Lucky.

2. Why do Eirik and Thorvald leave Norway?
(a) They heard rumors of land to the west.
(b) On a mission from the king.
(c) Because of some killings.
(d) To find new resources.

3. What does Thorvald die of?
(a) A serious illness.
(b) A fall onto rocks.
(c) A wound in his armpit.
(d) He is murdered by a shipmate.

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

5. What do Thorvald and his men see further up the fjord?
(a) Ruins of great cities.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Planted crops.
(d) Settlements.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Eirik lend to Thorgest?

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

4. Who is Thorvald?

5. What does Thorvald decide they should do when spring arrives?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Bjarni determined to reach Greenland? What did he do there when he did?

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

4. What happens to Thorstein and his crew when they set sail for Vinland? Where do they end up spending the winter?

5. What do we know about the emigration from Iceland to Greenland?

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

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

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

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

10. Who is Thorir and what happens to him?

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