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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 people do Karlsefni and Snorri find in the New World?
(a) The Iroquois.
(b) The Skrellings.
(c) The Inuit.
(d) The Abenaki.

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

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

4. What does the narrator say that Queen Elizabeth did not trust Raleigh enough to let him do?
(a) Go on voyages of exploration.
(b) Serve on great councils.
(c) Serve in the army.
(d) Marry one of her maids.

5. What do bows and arrows, corn meal, and belief in a second life all have in common, according to the narrator of "Sir Walter Raleigh"?
(a) They are necessary to colonization.
(b) They are found in all villages.
(c) They are things all people can do without.
(d) They are invented by all peoples.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does the narrator say that Raleigh is now in Hell?

4. What does Montezuma do when Cortez enters the capital?

5. How does Freydis handle her quarrel with the two brothers, Helgi and Finnbogi?

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