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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 pet is Ponce de Leon especially attached to?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dog.

2. What happens to Cortez when the Aztecs counterattack from outside the city?
(a) He and his men defeat them easily.
(b) He is forced to negotiate a temporary treaty in order to escape with his life.
(c) He and his men win after a long battle.
(d) He loses everything and has to flee with his men.

3. Who is Juan Ortiz?
(a) De Soto's commanding officer, stationed in Cuba, to whom De Soto writes letters.
(b) The leader of the Indian community that helped De Soto and his men to survive the first winter.
(c) De Soto's brother who accompanied him on the expedition and on whom De Soto relied.
(d) A Spanish soldier separated from an earlier expedition who lived with the Indians for 12 years.

4. What happens when the Greenlanders fight with the people they meet in the New World?
(a) Eric the Red appears with a group of young Greenlander sailors, and the Greenlanders gain the advantage in the fight.
(b) Helgi and Finnbogi save Freydis' life, rescuing her just as their enemies in the New World were about to kill her.
(c) The Greenlanders are defeated by the people of the New World and flee in shame.
(d) The other Greenlanders begin to flee, but Freydis grabs a sword and fights so hard that she frightens their enemies into fleeing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What author does Gregory say is never accused of being insincere?

4. Who did Ponce de Leon's pilot previously work for?

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

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