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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. According to the prophecy, where will Gudrid go on pilgrimage?
(a) Thorvald's grave.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Rome.
(d) Norway.

2. What drives Thorvald and his men to shore the second summer?
(a) The need for lumber.
(b) The sighting of a human settlement.
(c) Hunger.
(d) A fierce gale.

3. Who are the parents of Thorstein the Red?
(a) Aud and Olaf the White.
(b) Eirik the Red and Thurid.
(c) Thurid and Olaf the White.
(d) The Invisible People.

4. What happens to Tyrkir?
(a) He gets into a fight with Leif and leaves by himself.
(b) He gets separated from the other men.
(c) He hears strange sounds and follows them.
(d) He gets lost.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leif Eiriksson do with the news of the land sighted to the west?

2. What do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?

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

4. Who decides to further explore Vinland?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What response does Bjarni receive when he shares his sighting of the new land?

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

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

5. Describe the descendants of Karlsefni and Gudrid.

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

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

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

9. Why is Bjarni away when his father emigrates to Greenland?

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

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