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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eirik's Saga, Chapter 5 - 6, Leif Discovers Vinland, Thorstein Eiriksson Dies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the brothers stay when they arrive in Vinland?
(a) In Leif's houses.
(b) On their ship.
(c) All cramped inside the smallest of Leif's houses.
(d) In a house they build farther inland.

2. What does Eirik lend to Thorgest?
(a) His sword.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Bench-boards.
(d) A ship.

3. After her time in Orkney, where does Aud go?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Greenland.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Norway.

4. What does Aud have erected at Kross Hills?
(a) Crosses.
(b) A statue of her son.
(c) A small cottage for her to live in.
(d) A shrine to the ancient gods.

5. What does Thorvald use to mark the spot he named Kjalarness?
(a) None of the above.
(b) A peak towering overhead.
(c) A huge rock pointing upwards.
(d) The old keel of the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the search party find Tyrkir?

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

3. What does Eirik do when he finds Greenland?

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

5. What was the land like that Thorvald and his men see to the west?

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