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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through DeSoto and the New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?
(a) Storytelling.
(b) A desire to help.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Love.

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

3. What kind of literature does Gregory say is forced to answer the question of whether or not it is sincere?
(a) Modern literature.
(b) Classical literature.
(c) English literature.
(d) American literature.

4. Who or what is Mabilla?
(a) The river along which De Soto and his men were traveling.
(b) The woman who traveled with De Soto and translated for him.
(c) The town where the Tuscaloosa attacked De Soto and his men.
(d) The place Do Soto had heard of, called a "country toward the rising sun."

5. Who does Gregory say is depicted more boldly by Williams than by any other writer?
(a) Cotton Mather.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Aaron Burr.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tenochtitlan like?

2. At the beginning of the Introduction, Horace Gregory quotes William Carlos Williams as saying "History, history! We fools, what do we know or care?" What does Gregory think Williams means by this?

3. What does Eric the Red say that his life is like now that he has been exiled?

4. What does Cortez think when he enters the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan?

5. What does Montezuma tell Cortez?

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