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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Walter Raleigh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say that Queen Elizabeth did not trust Raleigh enough to let him do?
(a) Marry one of her maids.
(b) Serve on great councils.
(c) Serve in the army.
(d) Go on voyages of exploration.

2. What does Columbus do when he thinks the ship might capsize?
(a) He puts a note in a cask and throws it into the sea.
(b) He has a meeting of his crew and asks everyone to try his best.
(c) He prays that the ship will make it back to Spain.
(d) He curses the day he ever set out to find the New World.

3. Who does Columbus write to while he is on his return voyage?
(a) His family members in Europe.
(b) His wife.
(c) The King and Queen of Spain.
(d) Friends who were left behind in the New World.

4. Which of the following is NOT a term used by the narrator to describe Queen Elizabeth?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Atheist.
(c) Worm.
(d) Fairy Queen.

5. Why does Cortez finally burn the city?
(a) To give glory to the Christian God by destroying temples full of idols.
(b) To demoralize the Aztecs so that they would stop resisting him so fiercely.
(c) To destroy a place which would have given refuge to the forces that were opposing him.
(d) To kill the inhabitants of the city who were trapped inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What people do Karlsefni and Snorri find in the New World?

2. What happens to Columbus when he finally makes it back to Spain?

3. What happens when Thorgest tries to steal from Eric the Red?

4. What prevents Raleigh from going to the Virginia colonies?

5. What does Columbus want to do instead of traveling to the New World again?

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