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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Voyage of the Mayflower.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the following sentence mean? "Rather the ice than their way: to take what is mine by single strength, theirs by the crookedness of their law."
(a) Eric the Red prefers places that are cold and icy.
(b) Eric the Red considers his unjust exile to be more honorable than staying in Iceland.
(c) Eric the Red feels remorseful about the murder he committed and willingly accepts punishment.
(d) Eric the Red has chosen to leave Iceland of his own accord.

4. What does the narrator say that the Puritans should be praised for?
(a) Their intelligence.
(b) Their spirit.
(c) Their warmth.
(d) Their toughness.

5. What does Cortez think when he enters the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan?
(a) He wonders where the gold is.
(b) He thinks it is wonderful and magnificent.
(c) He mentally calculates the number of slaves that could be captured.
(d) He looks upon it as an impoverished village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of literature does Gregory say is forced to answer the question of whether or not it is sincere?

2. Which of the following names does the narrator call Raleigh?

3. Where does De Soto begin his journey into the North American mainland?

4. What happens when the Greenlanders fight with the people they meet in the New World?

5. What does Columbus think of the New World when he reaches it?

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