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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poor Richard Benjamin Franklin.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the descendants of the Puritans?
(a) As beloved friends.
(b) As profane and lusty seamen.
(c) As malfeasant ghosts.
(d) As a "race incapable of flower."
2. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?
(a) God smites those who use profanity.
(b) What happens to the body is not important.
(c) Good hygiene was the key to survival on ships.
(d) The sea can hide any secret.
3. Who is the narrator for the second half of "Poor Richard"?
(a) An average American.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) An American Indian.
(d) William Carlos Williams.
4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the narrator's experience of Paris?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Disorienting.
(c) Productive.
(d) Disquieting.
5. Based on the passage narrated by Eric the Red, which phrase do you think best describes Eric's character?
(a) Rigid and formal.
(b) Deeply religious.
(c) Good-natured and affectionate.
(d) Evil and malicious.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Queen Elizabeth force Raleigh to do when she calls him back from the fleet's attack on Spain?
2. What happens when Ponce de Leon and his men first land among the Caribs?
3. What explanation does the narrator give for the Puritans' lack of imagination?
4. What author does Gregory say is never accused of being insincere?
5. What area does Boone discover, along with his brother, just before the American Revolution?
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