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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grænlendinga Saga, Chapters 3 - 4, Leif Explores Vinland, Leif Returns to Greenland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Leif and his men find on the return trip to Greenland?
(a) An abandoned ship they manage to take home as well.
(b) A group of people stranded on a reef.
(c) A strong current that makes the trip fast and easy.
(d) Another large and bountiful island.

2. What does Bjarni do when he hears Herjolf has moved to Greenland?
(a) Assumes his rank and position in Iceland.
(b) Prepares a mass emigration to follow.
(c) Immediately sets off there in his ship.
(d) Takes men to bring him back to Iceland.

3. What is the land like that Bjarni sees first?
(a) Wooded with low hills.
(b) Desolate and bare.
(c) Mountainous and icy.
(d) Heavily populated.

4. What does Eirik do when he finds Greenland?
(a) Decides to find land farther west.
(b) Declares the land uninhabitable.
(c) Returns immediately to Iceland.
(d) Explores it and name places for three years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herjolf take with him when he emigrates to Greenland?

2. How is Tyrkir described?

3. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?

4. What is Iceland like when Eirik the Red arrives there?

5. Who tries to join Leif Eiriksson in his journey but was injured at the last moment?

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