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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The May-Pole at Merry Mount.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "beautiful as a cane box"?
(a) The male narrator.
(b) The female narrator.
(c) The Tuscaloosa.
(d) De Soto.

2. Why does the narrator say that Raleigh is now in Hell?
(a) He was an atheist.
(b) He had no regard for the safety of his colonists.
(c) He broke Queen Elizabeth's heart.
(d) He sent his son on a mission that got him killed.

3. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?
(a) He is forced to leave and sail to England instead.
(b) He is refused permission to land in Spain even though there was a terrible storm.
(c) He is forced to turn back and sail to the New World again.
(d) He has to travel many miles out of his way because of a storm.

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

5. Who is Thomas Morton?
(a) A colonist.
(b) A historian.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eric the Red say that his life is like now that he has been exiled?

2. What kind of literature does Gregory say is forced to answer the question of whether or not it is sincere?

3. What does Montezuma do when Cortez enters the capital?

4. Who or what is Mabilla?

5. What happens to Cortez when the Aztecs counterattack from outside the city?

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