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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Destruction of Tenochtitlan.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Freydis?
(a) Eric the Red's lover.
(b) Eric the Red's daughter.
(c) Eric the Red's sister.
(d) Eric the Red's wife.
2. At the beginning of the Introduction, Horace Gregory quotes William Carlos Williams as saying "History, history! We fools, what do we know or care?" What does Gregory think Williams means by this?
(a) History is full of lies.
(b) It is dangerous to get involved in history.
(c) History matters only to fools.
(d) Most Americans know little of history.
3. Which chapter does Gregory say is in some ways the product of the era in which it was written?
(a) The chapter on Christopher Columbus.
(b) The chapter on John Paul Jones.
(c) The chapter on Daniel Boone.
(d) The chapter on Cotton Mather.
4. What author does Gregory say is never accused of being insincere?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Homer.
(c) William Carlos Williams.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.
5. What does Cortez think when he enters the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan?
(a) He mentally calculates the number of slaves that could be captured.
(b) He thinks it is wonderful and magnificent.
(c) He wonders where the gold is.
(d) He looks upon it as an impoverished village.
Short Answer Questions
1. Based on the passage narrated by Eric the Red, which phrase do you think best describes Eric's character?
2. Toward the end of the introduction, Gregory quotes the following passage: "Question him in hell, O Muse, where he has gone, and when there is an answer, sing and make clear the reasons that he gave for that last blow. Why did he send his son into that tropic jungle and not go himself, upon so dangerous an errand?" Why does Gregory include this quote?
3. What does Columbus think of the New World when he reaches it?
4. What does Montezuma tell Cortez?
5. How does Montezuma try to get Cortez to stay on the coast and not enter the interior?
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