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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 did Ponce de Leon's pilot previously work for?
(a) Columbus and Cortez.
(b) Ponce de Leon's brother.
(c) Montezuma.
(d) The King and Queen of Spain.

2. How does De Soto keep his men alive when the maize crop fails?
(a) He rations corn.
(b) He writes to Spain for help.
(c) He sends the men out to hunt and fish.
(d) He gives each man 1/2 pound of pork daily.

3. What happens to Columbus when he finally makes it back to Spain?
(a) He is accused of making a deal with the King of Portugal.
(b) Storms make it impossible to set sail again for several months.
(c) He loses his religious faith and decides to leave the Church.
(d) The King and Queen refuse to finance any future trips to the New World.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is De Soto looking for?

4. Toward the end of the introduction, Gregory quotes the following passage: "Question him in hell, O Muse, where he has gone, and when there is an answer, sing and make clear the reasons that he gave for that last blow. Why did he send his son into that tropic jungle and not go himself, upon so dangerous an errand?" Why does Gregory include this quote?

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

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