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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 the expedition see as they approach Vinland?

2. What trouble is there with with Sigrid's corpse?

3. How does Thorbjorn announce his departure to Greenland?

4. What first attracts Einar to Gudrid?

5. How were the men split between Karlsefni and Thorhall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Leif's parents, Eirik the Red and Thjodhild, take to Christianity?

2. How do Haki and Hekja come to be on the expedition to Vinland? Where are they from?

3. Summarize the part Thorhall plays in the expedition to Vinland, including how it ends for both him and Karlsefni.

4. What future does Thorbjorg predict for Gudrid?

5. What prophecy does Gudrid hear about her future? Who tells her this future?

6. What happens when a native finds an axe near one of the fallen Vikings?

7. Explain the interchange between Bjarni and the young Icelander. What are the circumstances and what is the result?

8. How does a fight break out between Karlsefni's men and the natives? Describe the sequence of events leading up to Karlsefni and his men fleeing.

9. How and why does Einar pursue Gudrid in marriage?

10. Describe the first two encounters that Karlsefni and his men have with the natives.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gudrid (Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir) is possibly one of the best documented and traveled women of her era. Do further outside research and write an essay about Gudrid.

Part 1. Who was Gudrid? Who were her family?

Part 2. What kind of person was Gudrid? How did this affect her life?

Part 3. Where did Gudrid travel during her life? How and why did she travel so extensively?

Part 4. What other major events happened during Gudrid's life and how did she handle them?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the Hebrides and the role of the Vikings in their history.

Part 1. Where are the Hebrides? What is their geology like? Give an introduction to the Hebrides.

Part 2. Why might have the Hebrides been so aptly suited to Viking settlements? Explain the safety and accessibility of the Hebrides.

Part 3. When did Vikings first arrive on the Hebrides? How long did they stay? Give examples and cite particulars.

Part 4. What evidence remains, archeological and otherwise, of the Viking occupation of the Hebrides?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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