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

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

3. How do the Spanish justify killing so many peaceful islanders?
(a) They claim that Indians had no souls.
(b) They insist that God told them to do it.
(c) They call the killings self-defense.
(d) They say it is necessary to kill people to take the land for Spain.

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

5. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?
(a) They bring Christianity to the New World.
(b) They find a way to survive in an inclement environment.
(c) They are among the earliest European settlers.
(d) They begin to form the national character.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Columbus profit from his trips to the New World?

2. Who does the narrator say that the Puritans went on to persecute later?

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Boone's character?

4. What causes the Puritan elders to finally get fed up with Thomas Morton?

5. What does the narrator admire about the Pilgrims?

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