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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. When Champlain advocates on behalf of building a colony, what is the one personal favor he asks of the King of France?
(a) A grant of supplies and men.
(b) A priest and doctor who could live in the colony.
(c) A gift of firearms for defense and for trade.
(d) A monopoly of the fur trade for three years.

2. How much time does Samuel de Champlain spend in North America before he is permitted to establish a French colony?
(a) Five years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

3. What is Williams trying to tell the reader about Columbus when he quotes details about how harrowing the storms at sea during Columbus' voyages were?
(a) Columbus' courage.
(b) Columbus' good judgment.
(c) Columbus' foolhardiness.
(d) Columbus' literary skill.

4. How does Montezuma treat hungry people in the capital?
(a) He offers food to anyone who is willing to do some work.
(b) He refuses to feed the hungry, demanding instead that they pay tribute to him.
(c) He gives everyone who comes into the city a small ration of food.
(d) He opens his larder to all who wish to eat and drink.

5. What virtue does the narrator say that Washington particularly valued in his troops?
(a) Patience.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Obedience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Puritans have such a strong impact on the national character, according to the narrator?

2. What famous ship does Williams say that a slave ship is the counterpart to?

3. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?

4. How does Captain Landais' insubordination to John Paul Jones begin?

5. Why do the Aztecs have two aqueducts?

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