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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aud have erected at Kross Hills?

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

3. What is Eirik sentenced with by the Thorsness Assembly?

4. Where do Karlsefni and Gudrid settle for the remainder of their lives?

5. How long does Eirik spend exploring Greenland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Eirik know to look for Greenland? What did he do when he found it?

6. Describe the land that Thorvald and his men reported seeing all up and down the coast.

7. Explain why Eirik chose the name Greenland.

8. Describe the interactions the settlers have with the natives.

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

10. Describe the events surrounding Thorstein's death.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Vikings compare as shipbuilders, seamen and explorers to their contemporaries?

Part 1. As explorers and sea voyagers, how did the vikings compare to others of their time?

Part 2. What kind of ships did the Vikings use? What were the advantages and disadvantages of these ships? How were they made?

Part 3. What influence did the Viking ships have on other nautical customs of the time? What legacy have they left behind?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Erik the Red.

Part 1. Who was Erik the Red? When and where did he live and die?

Part 2. How do we know about Erick the Red? What sources do we have regarding him?

Part 3. Write a brief biography about Erik the Red. Include what he did throughout his life and his reasons for doing those things. Who were his children?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the runic alphabets.

Part 1. When were the runic alphabets used?

Part 2. What different runic alphabets are there? How do they differ from each other?

Part 3. What runic alphabet did the Vikings use? Give particulars of this alphabet.

Part 4. Give an example of how to translate something into runes.

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