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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. Man did not originate in the Everglades or Florida. The Indians moved to Florida. In the beginning, there were how many races?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Boats frequently left ____________ for Florida and the Indians would wait for them.
(a) Nassau.
(b) Havana.
(c) St. George's.
(d) Oranjestad.

3. Did Carlos release the captives?
(a) Yes, but not for several months.
(b) Yes, but he soon caught them again.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

4. New technology resulted in navigation equipment like compasses and astrolabes, even though they had few _________.
(a) Scientists.
(b) Navigators.
(c) Discoveries.
(d) Maps.

5. On the East coast, they boiled the flesh from the bones, tied the bones together and added them to what?
(a) The bones of the older generation.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A stew.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. He set out with a fleet of ___________ ships and took possession of the territory.

2. The ______________ settled around the great central lake.

3. They began to hypothesize that the world was what?

4. Menendez returned once more to Florida, this time with ___________ Jesuits.

5. In ____________, the French, under Jean Ribaut, founded a colony at Port Royal, which was north of present day St. Augustine.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How were the Indians affected by the arrival of the white man?

4. How were the Native Americans treated by the European countries who sent out explorers? Why?

5. Describe and explain the relationship between the Indians and blacks.

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

7. Describe the rainy season in the Everglades.

8. Where are the Everglades located? Why is this important to this book?

9. From where did the Indians of Florida originate? How did their adjustment to living in Florida compare to that of the animals?

10. What did Hernando de Soto govern? How well might he have governed? Why?

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