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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. Who does the narrator say that the Puritans went on to persecute later?
(a) The atheists.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Quakers.
(d) The Indians.

2. Why is Ponce de Leon free to go exploring in Florida?
(a) He is independently wealthy and can do as he pleases.
(b) He is not free to go, but goes anyway.
(c) He has been relieved of his job as Governor.
(d) He has already accomplished all that he came for.

3. Who did Ponce de Leon's pilot previously work for?
(a) Columbus and Cortez.
(b) Montezuma.
(c) The King and Queen of Spain.
(d) Ponce de Leon's brother.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ponce de Leon there is a fountain of youth?

2. How do many of the Indians react when the Spanish begin to enslave them?

3. What makes Daniel Boone different from other settlers, according to the narrator?

4. According to the narrator, what was Boone's emotional state when he lived alone in the wilderness for three months?

5. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?

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