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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. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the Pilgrims' eagerness to share their beliefs?
(a) Dreadful.
(b) Hard-working.
(c) Bold.
(d) Fierce.

2. Why does Columbus count fewer leagues than he knows he has traveled?
(a) He is trying to reassure the crew that they have not traveled as far without seeing land as they think they have.
(b) He is trying to trick the King and Queen by giving them false information in his letters.
(c) He is trying to test a new system of measurement to see which is most accurate.
(d) He is trying to check his navigational instruments to be sure that they are working properly.

3. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?
(a) They find a way to survive in an inclement environment.
(b) They are among the earliest European settlers.
(c) They bring Christianity to the New World.
(d) They begin to form the national character.

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

5. Why does Williams criticize historian A. C. Adams at the beginning of "The May-Pole at Merry Mount"?
(a) For a lack of scale.
(b) For a lack of common sense.
(c) For a lack of detail.
(d) For a lack of accuracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?

2. What incident "greatly annoys" Champlain and delays the construction of Quebec?

3. Which of the following is NOT a term used by the narrator to describe Queen Elizabeth?

4. Who tells Ponce de Leon there is a fountain of youth?

5. Who is the narrator for the first part of "Poor Richard"?

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