1. How much time does Samuel de Champlain spend in North America before he is permitted to establish a French colony?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Fifteen years.

2. What happens to Columbus when he finally makes it back to Spain?
(a) He is accused of making a deal with the King of Portugal.
(b) Storms make it impossible to set sail again for several months.
(c) The King and Queen refuse to finance any future trips to the New World.
(d) He loses his religious faith and decides to leave the Church.

3. Who is the narrator for the second half of "Poor Richard"?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) An average American.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) An American Indian.

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

5. What does Cotton Mather say is the cause of the degeneracy of the New England community?
(a) Children are becoming undisciplined and grow up to think they can do whatever they wish.
(b) The Devil is making one more try to debauch the Puritans.
(c) People like Thomas Morton are undermining the values of the community.
(d) The Indians are setting a bad example for the colonists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregory mean when he says that "if anyone is looking for the secret of their good health and the freedom they exert within an individual speech and manner, it may be found in their determination to 'stay at home,' to accept the roots of their being and to grow slowly to their own maturity."

2. What is Tenochtitlan like?

3. What moral weakness does the narrator comment on in Washington?

4. Who is Freydis?

5. Who is "beautiful as a cane box"?

(see the answer key)

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