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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. What people do Karlsefni and Snorri find in the New World?
(a) The Abenaki.
(b) The Iroquois.
(c) The Inuit.
(d) The Skrellings.

2. What kind of literature does Gregory say is forced to answer the question of whether or not it is sincere?
(a) Classical literature.
(b) English literature.
(c) American literature.
(d) Modern literature.

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' good judgment.
(b) Columbus' foolhardiness.
(c) Columbus' literary skill.
(d) Columbus' courage.

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

5. What does Columbus want to do instead of traveling to the New World again?
(a) He wants to go on vacation to someplace warm and tropical.
(b) He wants to go on a pilgrimmage to holy places.
(c) He wants to circumnavigate the globe.
(d) He wants to visit his family members in Portugal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Freydis?

2. Why does Columbus count fewer leagues than he knows he has traveled?

3. Which of the following statements shows that Eric the Red has accepted his fate?

4. What happens when Montezuma asks his people not to fight back against the Spanish?

5. Williams, referring to the King's and Queen's promises to Columbus, remarks, "What power had such ridiculous little promises to stay a man against that terrific downpour on the brink of which they were all floating?". What promises is Williams referring to?

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