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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. Who decides to further explore Vinland?
(a) Thorir.
(b) Eirik.
(c) Thorvald.
(d) Leif.
2. 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.
3. Why do the men wish to stop at this land?
(a) They are afraid of getting further lost.
(b) The land is rich and beautiful.
(c) They think it is Greenland.
(d) For wood and water.
4. What does Aud have erected at Kross Hills?
(a) Crosses.
(b) A statue of her son.
(c) A shrine to the ancient gods.
(d) A small cottage for her to live in.
5. Who is Freydis?
(a) The arrogant daughter of Eirik the Red.
(b) The first victim of the plague.
(c) The wife of Herjolf.
(d) A seer and a witch.
Short Answer Questions
1. Leif names the second land that he and his crew land on after a natural resource on it. What resource is this?
2. What do Leif and his men notice about the days on this new land compared to Greenland or Iceland?
3. Which of the following most accurately describes the descendants of Karlsefni and Gudrid?
4. What do Eirik's slaves do that caused problems?
5. What causes a fight between Eirik and Thorgest?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Thorir and what happens to him?
2. Describe the interactions the settlers have with the natives.
3. How long does Thorvald spend in Vinland, and what are his primary activities while he is there? Give details.
4. Describe the descendants of Karlsefni and Gudrid.
5. Explain who Aud brings to Iceland with her, who they were, and what happened once they arrived in Iceland.
6. Explain why Eirik chose the name Greenland.
7. What strategy do Leif and his men employ to explore the area around them on this new shore?
8. What does the saga of Gudrid's Ancestry tell us about Aud's faith and what she does to practice it?
9. Describe the circumstances of Bjarni's discovery of new lands to the west.
10. Describe the land that Thorvald and his men reported seeing all up and down the coast.
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