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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discovery of Kentucky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the Puritan soul?
(a) It is large and generous.
(b) It is rich and nourishing.
(c) It is kind and warmhearted.
(d) It is small and empty.

2. According to the narrator, what was Boone's emotional state when he lived alone in the wilderness for three months?
(a) Exhilaration.
(b) Fear.
(c) Worry.
(d) Ecstasy.

3. Why does Columbus count fewer leagues than he knows he has traveled?
(a) He is trying to trick the King and Queen by giving them false information in his letters.
(b) He is trying to test a new system of measurement to see which is most accurate.
(c) He is trying to check his navigational instruments to be sure that they are working properly.
(d) He is trying to reassure the crew that they have not traveled as far without seeing land as they think they have.

4. What does the narrator admire about the Pilgrims?
(a) Their imagination and ingenuity.
(b) Their devotion to religion.
(c) Their respect for authority.
(d) Their fierceness and hard work.

5. Who tells Ponce de Leon there is a fountain of youth?
(a) An old man.
(b) One of his own men.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Columbus do when he thinks the ship might capsize?

2. Who is Thomas Morton?

3. How does Ponce de Leon die?

4. What happens to Thomas Morton as a result of the Maypole celebration?

5. How do the Spanish justify killing so many peaceful islanders?

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