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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Walter Raleigh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of woman is Freydis?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Dedicated.
(d) Submissive.

2. Based on the passage narrated by Eric the Red, which phrase do you think best describes Eric's character?
(a) Good-natured and affectionate.
(b) Evil and malicious.
(c) Rigid and formal.
(d) Deeply religious.

3. How does Williams suggest that Ponce de Leon feels when he hears about Cortez and the wealth of Montezuma?
(a) Restless.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Jealous.

4. When Columbus finally lands in Spain after his second voyage, what happens to him?
(a) He is arrested, and everything he owns is taken away and sold, even the clothing he wore.
(b) He is welcomed but told that the sovereigns cannot afford to pay for another voyage.
(c) He is attacked by mobs of people who do not approve of his travels to the New World.
(d) He is celebrated and paraded through the streets as a returning hero.

5. What happens to the girl Ponce de Leon gives a gold crucifix to?
(a) He finds her later working as a slave.
(b) His men capture her and steal the crucifix back.
(c) He finds her later under a bush with her hands cut off.
(d) He accidentally kills her without knowing who she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?

2. Where does Eric the Red go to start over?

3. What does Queen Elizabeth force Raleigh to do when she calls him back from the fleet's attack on Spain?

4. 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?

5. Who does the narrator address "Sir Walter Raleigh" to?

(see the answer key)

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