1. How do many of the Indians react when the Spanish begin to enslave them?
(a) They go into the forest and hang themselves from the trees.
(b) They try to negotiate for peace but cannot overcome the language barrier.
(c) They willingly accept enslavement in order not to be murdered.
(d) They fight back so fiercely that it is impossible to enslave any of them.

2. Why does Columbus count fewer leagues than he knows he has traveled?
(a) He is trying to reassure the crew that they have not traveled as far without seeing land as they think they have.
(b) He is trying to check his navigational instruments to be sure that they are working properly.
(c) He is trying to test a new system of measurement to see which is most accurate.
(d) He is trying to trick the King and Queen by giving them false information in his letters.

3. How does Williams suggest that Ponce de Leon feels when he hears about Cortez and the wealth of Montezuma?
(a) Restless.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

4. What does Columbus do when he thinks the ship might capsize?
(a) He has a meeting of his crew and asks everyone to try his best.
(b) He puts a note in a cask and throws it into the sea.
(c) He prays that the ship will make it back to Spain.
(d) He curses the day he ever set out to find the New World.

5. What prevents Raleigh from going to the Virginia colonies?
(a) The death of the queen.
(b) His own death.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) The death of his son.