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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 is the overall tone of Williams' remarks about the Puritans?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Wonder.

2. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?
(a) Good hygiene was the key to survival on ships.
(b) What happens to the body is not important.
(c) God smites those who use profanity.
(d) The sea can hide any secret.

3. What happens when Ponce de Leon and his men first land among the Caribs?
(a) They make peace with the Caribs and do not have to fight.
(b) The Caribs kidnap their women and shoot their dog.
(c) They slaughter the Caribs, leaving none alive.
(d) The Caribs welcome them with open arms and a big feast.

4. Who is Thomas Morton?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A colonist.
(c) A historian.
(d) A writer.

5. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?
(a) He has to travel many miles out of his way because of a storm.
(b) He is refused permission to land in Spain even though there was a terrible storm.
(c) He is forced to leave and sail to England instead.
(d) He is forced to turn back and sail to the New World again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Columbus want to do instead of traveling to the New World again?

2. Who did Ponce de Leon's pilot previously work for?

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

4. What is Columbus' point when he makes the following statement: "I was twenty-eight years old when I came into your Highnesses' service, and now I have not a hair upon me that is not gray; my body is infirm..."

5. According to the narrator, which of the following is a logical outgrowth of the Puritan spirit?

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