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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. What happens when Ponce de Leon and his men first land among the Caribs?
(a) The Caribs welcome them with open arms and a big feast.
(b) The Caribs kidnap their women and shoot their dog.
(c) They slaughter the Caribs, leaving none alive.
(d) They make peace with the Caribs and do not have to fight.

2. Who is Freydis?
(a) Eric the Red's daughter.
(b) Eric the Red's wife.
(c) Eric the Red's sister.
(d) Eric the Red's lover.

3. What prevents Raleigh from going to the Virginia colonies?
(a) His own death.
(b) The death of his wife.
(c) The death of the queen.
(d) The death of his son.

4. Where does Eric the Red go to start over?
(a) America.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Norway.

5. How does the narrator describe the descendants of the Puritans?
(a) As beloved friends.
(b) As profane and lusty seamen.
(c) As a "race incapable of flower."
(d) As malfeasant ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Columbus profit from his trips to the New World?

2. Why does Queen Elizabeth call Raleigh back when he goes with the fleet to attack Spain?

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

4. What does the narrator say that the Puritans should be praised for?

5. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?

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