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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. Why does "she" say that De Soto's men are beginning to hate him?
(a) Because they are afraid that they will all be killed in battle.
(b) Because they have become infected with diseases and are experiencing epidemics.
(c) Because he has subjected them to many hardships and they have found no gold.
(d) Because they are worried that they will never make it back to Spain.

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

3. Who is "beautiful as a cane box"?
(a) The male narrator.
(b) The female narrator.
(c) De Soto.
(d) The Tuscaloosa.

4. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?
(a) Freydis' family is always thought to be evil after that.
(b) Freydis is exiled from her community like Eric the Red.
(c) Freydis is tried in criminal court and jailed for her actions.
(d) Freydis becomes a politician and the leader of her community.

5. Who or what is Mabilla?
(a) The woman who traveled with De Soto and translated for him.
(b) The river along which De Soto and his men were traveling.
(c) The town where the Tuscaloosa attacked De Soto and his men.
(d) The place Do Soto had heard of, called a "country toward the rising sun."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do De Soto and his men retreat to after the Indians burn their camp?

2. What do Indian envoys bring to De Soto and his men?

3. What does Williams think was the motive of the person who told Ponce de Leon there was a fountain of youth?

4. What happens to Cortez when the Aztecs counterattack from outside the city?

5. How does Montezuma treat hungry people in the capital?

(see the answer key)

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