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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Queen Elizabeth call Raleigh back when he goes with the fleet to attack Spain?
(a) Because she intends to send him to the Americas instead.
(b) Because she has decided not to attack Spain.
(c) Because she is urgently in need of his advice.
(d) Because he has seduced one of her maids.

2. What pet is Ponce de Leon especially attached to?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dog.

3. What does the narrator say that Queen Elizabeth did not trust Raleigh enough to let him do?
(a) Go on voyages of exploration.
(b) Serve in the army.
(c) Serve on great councils.
(d) Marry one of her maids.

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

5. What does Cortez think when he enters the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan?
(a) He wonders where the gold is.
(b) He thinks it is wonderful and magnificent.
(c) He mentally calculates the number of slaves that could be captured.
(d) He looks upon it as an impoverished village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say that Raleigh is now in Hell?

2. How often does Montezuma change his clothes?

3. What kind of woman is Freydis?

4. Does Columbus profit from his trips to the New World?

5. Which of the following statements shows that Eric the Red has accepted his fate?

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