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

2. Does Columbus profit from his trips to the New World?
(a) No, but at least the voyages do not harm him financially.
(b) Yes, he is rewarded with all the gold he could ever want.
(c) No, he is left financially ruined and impoverished.
(d) Yes, he is able to sell many things that he took from the islands.

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

4. When does De Soto plan to send word about his expedition to Maldonado?
(a) After he has traveled back to Cuba.
(b) After he gets through the winter.
(c) After he discovers a rich country.
(d) After he runs out of supplies.

5. Where do De Soto and his men retreat to after the Indians burn their camp?
(a) Cutifachiqui.
(b) Mabilla.
(c) Anhaica Apalachi.
(d) Chicacilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does De Soto keep his men alive when the maize crop fails?

2. What does the narrator say about the Puritan soul?

3. What does the narrator say that Queen Elizabeth did not trust Raleigh enough to let him do?

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

5. Why does Columbus count fewer leagues than he knows he has traveled?

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