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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 happens to the barge that is towing John Paul Jones' ship?
(a) The barge sinks in a storm at sea.
(b) The bargemen cut the tow rope and steal the barge.
(c) The barge is taken over by mutinous sailors.
(d) The barge catches fire in the battle.

2. What does Columbus think of the New World when he reaches it?
(a) He thinks that it is far too hot and humid for his taste.
(b) He thinks it is the most beautiful place he has ever seen.
(c) He thinks that it is too desolate to have any worthwhile resources.
(d) He thinks that he would like to build a house and live there himself.

3. Why does Cortez finally burn the city?
(a) To destroy a place which would have given refuge to the forces that were opposing him.
(b) To kill the inhabitants of the city who were trapped inside.
(c) To demoralize the Aztecs so that they would stop resisting him so fiercely.
(d) To give glory to the Christian God by destroying temples full of idols.

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

5. Where does Eric the Red go to start over?
(a) Norway.
(b) America.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Ponce de Leon and his men first land among the Caribs?

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

3. Why does Columbus count fewer leagues than he knows he has traveled?

4. How does Williams suggest that Ponce de Leon feels when he hears about Cortez and the wealth of Montezuma?

5. Based on the passage narrated by Eric the Red, which phrase do you think best describes Eric's character?

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