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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The May-Pole at Merry Mount.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pet is Ponce de Leon especially attached to?
(a) A dog.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cat.

2. What adjective does Williams use to describe Champlain?
(a) Primitive.
(b) Opportunist.
(c) Loving.
(d) Delightful.

3. Who does the narrator say that the Puritans went on to persecute later?
(a) The Quakers.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The atheists.

4. Who is Freydis?
(a) Eric the Red's sister.
(b) Eric the Red's daughter.
(c) Eric the Red's wife.
(d) Eric the Red's lover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?

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

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

4. How do many of the Indians react when the Spanish begin to enslave them?

5. Why does "she" say that De Soto's men are beginning to hate him?

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