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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 does Gregory say is depicted more boldly by Williams than by any other writer?
(a) Cotton Mather.
(b) Aaron Burr.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. How often does Montezuma change his clothes?
(a) Four times a day.
(b) Four times a month.
(c) Four times a year.
(d) Four times a week.

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

4. In his conclusion, what word does Gregory use to characterize Williams' prose?
(a) Fresh.
(b) Creative.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Traditional.

5. When Columbus finally lands in Spain after his second voyage, what happens to him?
(a) He is arrested, and everything he owns is taken away and sold, even the clothing he wore.
(b) He is attacked by mobs of people who do not approve of his travels to the New World.
(c) He is celebrated and paraded through the streets as a returning hero.
(d) He is welcomed but told that the sovereigns cannot afford to pay for another voyage.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is Freydis?

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

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

5. 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..."

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