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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had happened to the person Menendez was looking for?
(a) She had not survived.
(b) She had been severely wounded.
(c) He had been severely wounded.
(d) He had not survived.

2. How did Menendez secure the release of all of the captives?
(a) By giving Chief Carlos a great deal of money.
(b) By killing Chief Carlos.
(c) By inviting Chief Carlos and twenty of his men to dinner on his boat and sailing to the open sea telling the Indians that they would be released when the captives were released.
(d) By raiding Chief Carlos' ship and freeing the captives.

3. What was unique about the return trip to Europe?
(a) The explorers did not bring any captives.
(b) The Indians who traveled with them were the first Indians to travel to Europe.
(c) The Indians were the first to steer a ship.
(d) The explorers got lost.

4. The ___________ tribe settled in the area around Tallahassee.
(a) Creeks.
(b) Mikasukis.
(c) Seminoles.
(d) Talasis.

5. There was talk of legendary islands west of what country?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Portugal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Man did not originate in the Everglades or Florida. The Indians moved to Florida. In the beginning, there were how many races?

2. The Indians who settled in Florida came from west of the Mississippi and spoke what language?

3. The ______________ found a group of shipwrecked Spanish on the beach.

4. Menendez renamed the woman Dona ______________.

5. The Spanish priests continued to try to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Age of Exploration? Why did it take place?

2. How might the Indians who were the first to travel to Europe feel? Why?

3. What takes place in Chapter Nine? Why does this take place?

4. Describe Menendez and his tactics when dealing with others. Would this be tolerated today? Why or why not?

5. Describe the Indian tribes now living in Florida.

6. For how long was there peace in Florida? Why?

7. Describe the first Indians in Florida. How do they compare to other tribes around the U.S?

8. Why was no one able to lead the Indians?

9. How were the Americas affected by the Age of Exploration?

10. How did animals end up, and stay, in Florida? How did this affect the various species?

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