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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Walter Raleigh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Raleigh returns to England after his son's death?
(a) He is sent away on another voyage.
(b) He is stripped of his knighthood.
(c) He is beheaded.
(d) He is knighted.

2. Why does the narrator say that Raleigh is now in Hell?
(a) He was an atheist.
(b) He broke Queen Elizabeth's heart.
(c) He had no regard for the safety of his colonists.
(d) He sent his son on a mission that got him killed.

3. What do bows and arrows, corn meal, and belief in a second life all have in common, according to the narrator of "Sir Walter Raleigh"?
(a) They are found in all villages.
(b) They are necessary to colonization.
(c) They are things all people can do without.
(d) They are invented by all peoples.

4. Based on the passage narrated by Eric the Red, which phrase do you think best describes Eric's character?
(a) Rigid and formal.
(b) Good-natured and affectionate.
(c) Deeply religious.
(d) Evil and malicious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cortez finally burn the city?

2. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?

3. Who does Columbus write to while he is on his return voyage?

4. What is Williams trying to tell the reader about Columbus when he quotes details about how harrowing the storms at sea during Columbus' voyages were?

5. What is Tenochtitlan like?

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