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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Advent of the Slaves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Captain Landais' insubordination to John Paul Jones begin?
(a) He accuses Jones of not taking into consideration the needs of the men on board.
(b) He accuses Jones of treason.
(c) He accuses Jones of failing to pursue the enemy as vigorously as possible.
(d) He accuses Jones of losing the barge by taking unnecessary chances with the boats.

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

3. What adjective does Williams use to describe Champlain?
(a) Opportunist.
(b) Loving.
(c) Delightful.
(d) Primitive.

4. What title does the narrator give Raleigh?
(a) The Breath of the Queen.
(b) The Heart of the Queen.
(c) The Sword of the Queen.
(d) The Hand of the Queen.

5. Who is the narrator for the second half of "Poor Richard"?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) An American Indian.
(c) An average American.
(d) William Carlos Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jones feel about the battle?

2. Why do Ponce de Leon and his men travel north?

3. What is Columbus' point when he makes the following statement: "I was twenty-eight years old when I came into your Highnesses' service, and now I have not a hair upon me that is not gray; my body is infirm..."

4. How often does Montezuma change his clothes?

5. Who does Columbus write to while he is on his return voyage?

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