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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through DeSoto and the New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following quotations reveals Williams' opinion of Cortez?
(a) "...Nothing at the present moment seemed to disturb his aristocratic reserve."
(b) "Courageous almost beyond precedent, tactful, resourceful in misfortune..."
(c) "With the force bred of a determination to face at any cost a situation fast going beyond his control..."
(d) "Spain cannot be blamed for the crassness of the discoverers."

3. Who did Ponce de Leon's pilot previously work for?
(a) The King and Queen of Spain.
(b) Ponce de Leon's brother.
(c) Montezuma.
(d) Columbus and Cortez.

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

5. What does Gregory mean when he says that "if anyone is looking for the secret of their good health and the freedom they exert within an individual speech and manner, it may be found in their determination to 'stay at home,' to accept the roots of their being and to grow slowly to their own maturity."
(a) Only staying at home can free you to travel elsewhere.
(b) To be truly free, you have to be true to yourself and your heritage.
(c) To be free you have to break apart from your background and upbringing.
(d) Freedom is based on ideas, not experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which chapter does Gregory say is in some ways the product of the era in which it was written?

2. Which statement shows that Gregory believes that most people revere history without understanding it?

3. What happens to Columbus when he finally makes it back to Spain?

4. Who does Columbus write to while he is on his return voyage?

5. What does Gregory say about the way in which the reputation of In the American Grain grew?

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