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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Destruction of Tenochtitlan.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Cortez when the Aztecs counterattack from outside the city?
(a) He is forced to negotiate a temporary treaty in order to escape with his life.
(b) He loses everything and has to flee with his men.
(c) He and his men defeat them easily.
(d) He and his men win after a long battle.

4. What would Gregory be most likely to describe history as?
(a) A science in its own right.
(b) A compendium of dates, data, and quotations.
(c) A story written only by the winners.
(d) A tapestry of culture and stories.

5. What happens when Thorgest tries to steal from Eric the Red?
(a) Eric the Red has to give in and let Thorgest take his property.
(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 tries to remove his property, but Eric the Red's two sons are killed in the melee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the following sentence mean? "Rather the ice than their way: to take what is mine by single strength, theirs by the crookedness of their law."

2. Which chapter does Gregory say is in some ways the product of the era in which it was written?

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

4. How does Freydis handle her quarrel with the two brothers, Helgi and Finnbogi?

5. How often does Montezuma change his clothes?

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