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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Narrating the Apocalypse: 10,000 BCE-1890.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did Samuel de Champlain land at the site that would become Quebec?
(a) 1608.
(b) 1611.
(c) 1617.
(d) 1602.
2. What was the estimated population of Cahokia around 1050-1250 CE?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 19,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 23,000.
3. How many acres of land may have been irrigated by the Hohokam?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 55,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) 100,000.
4. When was the second Treaty of Fort Laramie signed?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1857.
5. During the first five years of the California gold rush, how many tons of gold were mined by placer mining?
(a) More than 370.
(b) About 290.
(c) 355.
(d) 410.
Short Answer Questions
1. During what century did Leif Eriksson explore the northern Atlantic littoral?
2. When did Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) land on the mainland of North America?
3. In 1495, how many Indians did Columbus ship back to Spain for sale?
4. When did the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople?
5. Where did the Ghost Dance religion start?
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