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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poor Richard Benjamin Franklin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Pere Rasles?
(a) He is killed by enemies of the Abnaki.
(b) He is assassinated by the English.
(c) He dies peacefully of old age.
(d) He is killed by the Abnaki.

2. What does Eric the Red say that his life is like now that he has been exiled?
(a) He is lonely and despondent.
(b) People can steal from him at will.
(c) He is more well-admired than ever before.
(d) People try to kill him when they see him.

3. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?
(a) The sea can hide any secret.
(b) What happens to the body is not important.
(c) Good hygiene was the key to survival on ships.
(d) God smites those who use profanity.

4. 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 and his men defeat them easily.
(c) He and his men win after a long battle.
(d) He loses everything and has to flee with his men.

5. What is the overall tone of Williams' remarks about the Puritans?
(a) Wonder.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Admiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what is Mabilla?

2. What does Columbus do when he thinks the ship might capsize?

3. What happens when the Greenlanders fight with the people they meet in the New World?

4. Who does Gregory say is depicted more boldly by Williams than by any other writer?

5. What are Bridget Bishop and Susanna Martin indicted for?

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