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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. How does the narrator describe the descendants of the Puritans?
(a) As beloved friends.
(b) As profane and lusty seamen.
(c) As malfeasant ghosts.
(d) As a "race incapable of flower."

2. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Love.
(c) A desire to help.
(d) Storytelling.

3. What happens to Columbus when he finally makes it back to Spain?
(a) Storms make it impossible to set sail again for several months.
(b) The King and Queen refuse to finance any future trips to the New World.
(c) He loses his religious faith and decides to leave the Church.
(d) He is accused of making a deal with the King of Portugal.

4. What does the narrator say that the Puritans should be praised for?
(a) Their intelligence.
(b) Their warmth.
(c) Their spirit.
(d) Their toughness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the Pilgrims' eagerness to share their beliefs?

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

3. Williams, referring to the King's and Queen's promises to Columbus, remarks, "What power had such ridiculous little promises to stay a man against that terrific downpour on the brink of which they were all floating?". What promises is Williams referring to?

4. Why does Williams criticize historian A. C. Adams at the beginning of "The May-Pole at Merry Mount"?

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

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