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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. How does the narrator describe the descendants of the Puritans?
(a) As malfeasant ghosts.
(b) As profane and lusty seamen.
(c) As beloved friends.
(d) As a "race incapable of flower."

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

3. What does Queen Elizabeth force Raleigh to do when she calls him back from the fleet's attack on Spain?
(a) Marry one of her maids.
(b) Become a diplomat.
(c) Travel to Africa.
(d) Join the crew of a ship heading to the Americas.

4. What happens to Columbus when he finally makes it back to Spain?
(a) He is accused of making a deal with the King of Portugal.
(b) Storms make it impossible to set sail again for several months.
(c) He loses his religious faith and decides to leave the Church.
(d) The King and Queen refuse to finance any future trips to the New World.

5. Who does the narrator address "Sir Walter Raleigh" to?
(a) The Muse.
(b) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(c) The reader.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't the French Conquest as severe as the Spanish one?

2. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?

3. What characteristic drives Franklin's curiosity, according to one of the narrators of "Poor Richard"?

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

5. What happens to Cortez when the Aztecs counterattack from outside the city?

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