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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grænlendinga Saga, Chapters 5 - 6, Thorvald Explores Vinland, Thorstein Eiriksson Dies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Thorvald and his men do with the natives they encounter?
(a) Fight.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Attempt to communicate.
(d) Trade.

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

3. What were the characteristics of the first land that Leif and his crew land on?
(a) Icy, rocky, and worthless.
(b) Low hills covered in grass.
(c) Dense forest with much lumber.
(d) Mountainous, steep, and forbidding.

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

5. Who is Freydis?
(a) The arrogant daughter of Eirik the Red.
(b) The wife of Herjolf.
(c) A seer and a witch.
(d) The first victim of the plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname is Leif given upon his return to Greenland?

2. What does Thorvald use to mark the spot he named Kjalarness?

3. Why does Bjarni worry about the trip to Greenland?

4. What does Bjarni do when he hears Herjolf has moved to Greenland?

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

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