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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The May-Pole at Merry Mount.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) To show the lyricism of Williams' prose.
(b) To suggest that even Williams cannot answer all of history's questions.
(c) To demonstrate that history must judge the actions of historical figures.
(d) To prove that Walter Raleigh was a coward.

3. What happens to the girl Ponce de Leon gives a gold crucifix to?
(a) His men capture her and steal the crucifix back.
(b) He accidentally kills her without knowing who she is.
(c) He finds her later working as a slave.
(d) He finds her later under a bush with her hands cut off.

4. What does Eric the Red say that his life is like now that he has been exiled?
(a) He is lonely and despondent.
(b) People can steal from him at will.
(c) People try to kill him when they see him.
(d) He is more well-admired than ever before.

5. When Columbus finally lands in Spain after his second voyage, what happens to him?
(a) He is attacked by mobs of people who do not approve of his travels to the New World.
(b) He is arrested, and everything he owns is taken away and sold, even the clothing he wore.
(c) He is celebrated and paraded through the streets as a returning hero.
(d) He is welcomed but told that the sovereigns cannot afford to pay for another voyage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Ponce de Leon and his men first land among the Caribs?

3. Why do the Puritans have such a strong impact on the national character, according to the narrator?

4. Williams, referring to the King's and Queen's promises to Columbus, remarks, "What power had such ridiculous little promises to stay a man against that terrific downpour on the brink of which they were all floating?". What promises is Williams referring to?

5. When Champlain advocates on behalf of building a colony, what is the one personal favor he asks of the King of France?

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