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

2. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?
(a) He is forced to turn back and sail to the New World again.
(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 has to travel many miles out of his way because of a storm.

3. Which of the following statements shows that Eric the Red has accepted his fate?
(a) "...this is what they say: Eric, son of evil, come and be forgiven."
(b) "One or the other of us had to die, under the natural circumstance."
(c) "This is my portion. I do not call it not to my liking. Hardship lives in me."
(d) "Eric the Red is a marked man, beyond the law, so it would seem..."

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

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