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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discovery of Kentucky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the Pilgrims' eagerness to share their beliefs?
(a) Hard-working.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Dreadful.
(d) Bold.

2. What does the narrator admire about the Pilgrims?
(a) Their fierceness and hard work.
(b) Their respect for authority.
(c) Their imagination and ingenuity.
(d) Their devotion to religion.

3. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?
(a) A desire to help.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Love.
(d) Storytelling.

4. Why is Ponce de Leon free to go exploring in Florida?
(a) He is not free to go, but goes anyway.
(b) He has been relieved of his job as Governor.
(c) He has already accomplished all that he came for.
(d) He is independently wealthy and can do as he pleases.

5. How do the Spanish justify killing so many peaceful islanders?
(a) They claim that Indians had no souls.
(b) They call the killings self-defense.
(c) They insist that God told them to do it.
(d) They say it is necessary to kill people to take the land for Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Columbus want to do instead of traveling to the New World again?

2. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?

3. Why do the Puritans have such a strong impact on the national character, according to the narrator?

4. Who tells Ponce de Leon there is a fountain of youth?

5. How can Boone's attitude toward Indians best be described?

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