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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 Leif and his men notice about the days on this new land compared to Greenland or Iceland?
(a) The skies were clearer.
(b) They are of more even length.
(c) They reached higher temperatures.
(d) They were louder with sounds of wildlife.

2. Leif names the second land that he and his crew land on after a natural resource on it. What resource is this?
(a) A fresh water spring.
(b) The woods.
(c) Gold.
(d) Wide grasslands.

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

4. What does Leif Eiriksson do with the news of the land sighted to the west?
(a) He visits Bjarni and buys his ship.
(b) He starts building his own boat, despite prostestations.
(c) He is made a retainer at Earl Eiriks courst and ordered to explore.
(d) He and a crew still his father's ship and leave to explore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bjarni travel to see "some time later" after sighting the land to the west?

2. Who gives the prophecy about Gudrid?

3. What happens to Tyrkir?

4. What causes the Bjarni to lose his bearings at sea?

5. What is the land like that Bjarni sees first?

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