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

2. What is the overall tone of Williams' remarks about the Puritans?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Wonder.
(d) Jealousy.

3. What does Cortez think when he enters the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan?
(a) He thinks it is wonderful and magnificent.
(b) He mentally calculates the number of slaves that could be captured.
(c) He wonders where the gold is.
(d) He looks upon it as an impoverished village.

4. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?
(a) The sea can hide any secret.
(b) Good hygiene was the key to survival on ships.
(c) What happens to the body is not important.
(d) God smites those who use profanity.

5. Why does Franklin recommend against trying to make money in America through manufacturing?
(a) There are no cities in America in which to build manufacturing plants.
(b) To do well in manufacturing, you need large numbers of poor people who are willing to work for low wages.
(c) Few ships travel to America, so manufacturers could not market their goods to foreign ports.
(d) America does not have enough raw materials to do well at manufacturing any items of commercial value.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Williams think that Burr did not get along with Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?

2. When Columbus finally lands in Spain after his second voyage, what happens to him?

3. Why does Cortez finally burn the city?

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

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

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