1. Who is Juan Ortiz?
(a) De Soto's brother who accompanied him on the expedition and on whom De Soto relied.
(b) The leader of the Indian community that helped De Soto and his men to survive the first winter.
(c) A Spanish soldier separated from an earlier expedition who lived with the Indians for 12 years.
(d) De Soto's commanding officer, stationed in Cuba, to whom De Soto writes letters.

2. What do Indian envoys bring to De Soto and his men?
(a) Handmade tools, sewing needles and tents.
(b) Live pigs, horses, and dogs.
(c) Gold, silver, and pearls.
(d) Berries, animal skins, and meat.

3. Who does Cotton Mather say that New England belonged to before the New Englanders lived there?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The French.

4. Who or what is Mabilla?
(a) The place Do Soto had heard of, called a "country toward the rising sun."
(b) The river along which De Soto and his men were traveling.
(c) The woman who traveled with De Soto and translated for him.
(d) The town where the Tuscaloosa attacked De Soto and his men.

5. Which of the following is one of the goals, listed by Cotton Mather, that the Puritans have in mind when they found their colonies?
(a) They want to know that every child, rich or poor, in the community would be able to read the Bible.
(b) They want to be certain that every person in the community had enough to eat and drink.
(c) They want a man to be able to spend seven years in the community and be able to say that he had not heard one oath sworn.
(d) They want to be sure that every person in the community went to church every Sunday.