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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Aztecs have two aqueducts?
(a) So that one can be used while the other is being cleaned.
(b) So that enough water can be provided for the needs of the emperor and his entourage.
(c) So that one can be used to carry water out, and the other to carry water in.
(d) So that one can supply one half of the city, and the other can supply the other half.

2. What does Columbus do when he thinks the ship might capsize?
(a) He puts a note in a cask and throws it into the sea.
(b) He prays that the ship will make it back to Spain.
(c) He curses the day he ever set out to find the New World.
(d) He has a meeting of his crew and asks everyone to try his best.

3. What happens when Raleigh returns to England after his son's death?
(a) He is stripped of his knighthood.
(b) He is sent away on another voyage.
(c) He is beheaded.
(d) He is knighted.

4. Does Columbus profit from his trips to the New World?
(a) No, but at least the voyages do not harm him financially.
(b) Yes, he is able to sell many things that he took from the islands.
(c) No, he is left financially ruined and impoverished.
(d) Yes, he is rewarded with all the gold he could ever want.

5. What happens when the Greenlanders fight with the people they meet in the New World?
(a) Eric the Red appears with a group of young Greenlander sailors, and the Greenlanders gain the advantage in the fight.
(b) The other Greenlanders begin to flee, but Freydis grabs a sword and fights so hard that she frightens their enemies into fleeing.
(c) Helgi and Finnbogi save Freydis' life, rescuing her just as their enemies in the New World were about to kill her.
(d) The Greenlanders are defeated by the people of the New World and flee in shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Montezuma asks his people not to fight back against the Spanish?

2. How do the Spanish justify killing so many peaceful islanders?

3. What pet is Ponce de Leon especially attached to?

4. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?

5. What is Williams trying to tell the reader about Columbus when he quotes details about how harrowing the storms at sea during Columbus' voyages were?

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