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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. Why does Thorstein wish to return to Vinland?
(a) To acquire a stock of lumber.
(b) To make more wine from the grapes.
(c) To fetch Thorvald's body.
(d) None of the above.

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

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

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

5. What do Leif and his crew do when their ship becomes grounded at low tide near the shore of a new land?
(a) Observe the land from a distance until high tide returned.
(b) Impatiently run ashore to explore.
(c) Remove supplies and abandon the boat.
(d) Dig a trench to float the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Leif?

2. What does Leif Eiriksson do with the news of the land sighted to the west?

3. What size crew does Leif Eiriksson take with him?

4. Why does Eirik name the land he discovered "Greenland"?

5. How does Bjarni spend the rest of his days?

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