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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the uniped do to Thorvald?
(a) Drags him under water.
(b) Bites him.
(c) Shoots poison darts at him.
(d) Shoots an arrow into his groin.

2. What first attracts Einar to Gudrid?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her humor.
(d) Her height.

3. What is Thorbjorn's reaction when he hears of the potential match for Gudrid?
(a) He ponders carefully but decides he can do better.
(b) He is offended.
(c) He threatens to kill Einar.
(d) He laughs heartily.

4. What happens on the trip to Greenland?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Disease.
(c) The death of Orm and his wife.
(d) All of the above.

5. Why does Thorbjorn decide to travel to Greenland with Eirik the Red?
(a) Political ambition.
(b) The prospect of adventure.
(c) To hide Gudrid from Einar.
(d) Financial difficulties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the king of Norway ask Leif to do upon his return to Greenland?

2. Who speaks to Bjarni when Bjarni gets on the life boat?

3. Who goes on the next exploration of Vinland in Eirik's saga?

4. Which of the following best describes the clothes of the prophetess Thorbjorg?

5. What caused Bjarni Grimolfsson's ship to sink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Thorhall and explain why he is on the expedition to Vinland.

2. What happens when a native finds an axe near one of the fallen Vikings?

3. How does Freydis drive away the natives giving chase?

4. Describe Thorbjorn's trip to Greenland. Include who he is with and what happens.

5. Summarize the part Thorhall plays in the expedition to Vinland, including how it ends for both him and Karlsefni.

6. When food runs scarce, Thorhall disappears for three days. How and where do Karlsefni and Bjarni find him? What does he say he was doing?

7. What kind of place to Karlsefni and his men settle in for their stay in Vinland?

8. What future does Thorbjorg predict for Gudrid?

9. Describe the first two encounters that Karlsefni and his men have with the natives.

10. What interaction do Gudrid and Thorbjorg have together?

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