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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 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 that it is too desolate to have any worthwhile resources.
(c) He thinks that he would like to build a house and live there himself.
(d) He thinks it is the most beautiful place he has ever seen.

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

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..."
(a) He has been a dedicated servant of the King and Queen for his entire life.
(b) He is sorry to see that the best years of his life are behind him.
(c) He is worried about who will take on his work after he dies.
(d) He feels that he should be allowed to see a doctor.

4. How do many of the Indians react when the Spanish begin to enslave them?
(a) They willingly accept enslavement in order not to be murdered.
(b) They go into the forest and hang themselves from the trees.
(c) They fight back so fiercely that it is impossible to enslave any of them.
(d) They try to negotiate for peace but cannot overcome the language barrier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?

2. Which of the following quotations reveals Williams' opinion of Cortez?

3. According to the narrator, what was Boone's emotional state when he lived alone in the wilderness for three months?

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

5. How does Montezuma try to get Cortez to stay on the coast and not enter the interior?

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