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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. Which statement shows that Gregory believes that most people revere history without understanding it?
(a) "In the reading and interpretation of history everything falls dead unless that reality is perceived."
(b) "There must be imagination at work to discern the fabulae of history."
(c) "History, like poetry, is an ancient trap laid for the credulous and narrow-minded."
(d) "The serious historian of the ancient world is careful never to forget his Homer."

2. How do many of the Indians react when the Spanish begin to enslave them?
(a) They go into the forest and hang themselves from the trees.
(b) They willingly accept enslavement in order not to be murdered.
(c) They try to negotiate for peace but cannot overcome the language barrier.
(d) They fight back so fiercely that it is impossible to enslave any of them.

3. Who is "beautiful as a cane box"?
(a) The male narrator.
(b) De Soto.
(c) The female narrator.
(d) The Tuscaloosa.

4. What kind of woman is Freydis?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Dedicated.

5. What does Gregory think that In the American Grain is meant to do for the American national identity?
(a) Celebrate it.
(b) Shape it.
(c) Criticize it.
(d) Mock it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what is Mabilla?

2. What happens when Thorgest tries to steal from Eric the Red?

3. Why does Cortez finally burn the city?

4. When Columbus finally lands in Spain after his second voyage, what happens to him?

5. What pet is Ponce de Leon especially attached to?

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