1. Why do the Puritans have such a strong impact on the national character, according to the narrator?
(a) Because they are among the first to arrive in a wild place.
(b) Because they persuade everyone else to emulate them.
(c) Because they are so dashing and heroic that everyone tells stories about them.
(d) Because they are so driven to evangelize to others.

2. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?
(a) They are among the earliest European settlers.
(b) They find a way to survive in an inclement environment.
(c) They bring Christianity to the New World.
(d) They begin to form the national character.

3. Why does the narrator say that Raleigh is now in Hell?
(a) He broke Queen Elizabeth's heart.
(b) He sent his son on a mission that got him killed.
(c) He was an atheist.
(d) He had no regard for the safety of his colonists.

4. Why is De Soto uncertain whether he wants to meet Francisco Maldonado?
(a) He fears that Maldonado would antagonize the Indians.
(b) He thinks he might be forced to offer Maldonado some help.
(c) He thinks that Maldonado might get credit for De Soto's accomplishments.
(d) He does not get along with Maldonado.

5. Toward the end of the introduction, Gregory quotes the following passage: "Question him in hell, O Muse, where he has gone, and when there is an answer, sing and make clear the reasons that he gave for that last blow. Why did he send his son into that tropic jungle and not go himself, upon so dangerous an errand?" Why does Gregory include this quote?
(a) To show the lyricism of Williams' prose.
(b) To prove that Walter Raleigh was a coward.
(c) To suggest that even Williams cannot answer all of history's questions.
(d) To demonstrate that history must judge the actions of historical figures.