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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. Where does Eirik propose to go when he leaves Iceland?
(a) To explore land sighted to the west.
(b) He is set to sea with no guide or plan.
(c) Back to Norway.
(d) To take revenge.

2. How is Leif Eiriksson described?
(a) Intelligent, ambitious, and proud.
(b) Loyal, impulsive, and tempermental.
(c) Strong, shrewd, and moderate.
(d) Strong, impulsive, and violent.

3. What is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?
(a) Undiscovered.
(b) A shipping port.
(c) Occupied by enemies.
(d) Already well settled.

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

5. What happens after the fight with Thorgest?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Eirik hides and then flees the island.
(c) Thorgest scours the country looking for Eirik.
(d) Eirik is sentenced to outlawry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Thorvald and Eirik do because "of some killings" in Jaederen?

2. What is the result of the trouble the slaves started?

3. Who accompanies Thorstein and his men to Vinland?

4. Where does Eirik go after the fight with Thorgest?

5. Leif names the second land that he and his crew land on after a natural resource on it. What resource is this?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the entire affair of Eirik and the bench-boards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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