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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Jacataqua.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does De Soto plan to send word about his expedition to Maldonado?
(a) After he discovers a rich country.
(b) After he runs out of supplies.
(c) After he has traveled back to Cuba.
(d) After he gets through the winter.

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

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

4. Where do De Soto and his men retreat to after the Indians burn their camp?
(a) Mabilla.
(b) Chicacilla.
(c) Cutifachiqui.
(d) Anhaica Apalachi.

5. How does Williams say that intense emotions affect our perceptions of things?
(a) They make everything better.
(b) They make everything larger.
(c) They make everything confusing.
(d) They make everything harder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacataqua ask Aaron Burr to do?

2. Which of the following is one of the goals, listed by Cotton Mather, that the Puritans have in mind when they found their colonies?

3. What happens when Bridget Bishop attempts to plead not guilty?

4. How does the death of Juan Ortiz affect De Soto?

5. What does Williams say that American families cheat their daughters out of by trying to frighten them into delaying the loss of their virginity?

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