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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Advent of the Slaves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does the narrator give Raleigh?
(a) The Breath of the Queen.
(b) The Heart of the Queen.
(c) The Sword of the Queen.
(d) The Hand of the Queen.

2. How does Montezuma try to get Cortez to stay on the coast and not enter the interior?
(a) He sends a threatening letter.
(b) He sends troops to attack.
(c) He sends gifts to Cortez.
(d) He sends poisoned food.

3. How does Freydis handle her quarrel with the two brothers, Helgi and Finnbogi?
(a) She goes to court against the brothers and sues them, winning her case and forcing them to pay a fine.
(b) She tricks her husband into killing them, and kills the women of their household herself.
(c) She steals property from the brothers and refuses to give it back, claiming that it will compensate her for the quarrel.
(d) She talks to her neighbors about the brothers, turning the community against them until they are forced into exile.

4. What happens when Thorgest tries to steal from Eric the Red?
(a) Eric the Red tries to remove his property, but Eric the Red's two sons are killed in the melee.
(b) Eric the Red removes his property, and in the ensuing chase, two of Thorgest's sons are killed.
(c) Eric the Red decides to steal from Thorgest in return, on his way into exile.
(d) Eric the Red has to give in and let Thorgest take his property.

5. Why do Ponce de Leon and his men travel north?
(a) To find food and water.
(b) To find new land for Spain.
(c) To find the fountain of youth.
(d) To find gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator address "Sir Walter Raleigh" to?

2. What moral weakness does the narrator comment on in Washington?

3. What does the "Poor Richard" narrator say is a common misconception that Europeans have about America?

4. Which of the following names does the narrator call Raleigh?

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

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