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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 is Tenochtitlan like?
(a) It is a fortress located high in the mountains, remote and impenetrable.
(b) It is a small town surrounded by stone walls, with a large castle in the middle.
(c) It is a masterpiece of engineering; clean, with wide roads and canals, and full of beautiful gardens and markets.
(d) It is a tiny village. The people living there are starving to death, and can offer no resistance to the Spanish.

2. What title does the narrator give Raleigh?
(a) The Breath of the Queen.
(b) The Heart of the Queen.
(c) The Sword of the Queen.
(d) The Hand of the Queen.

3. What is the outcome of Freydis' actions?
(a) Freydis is tried in criminal court and jailed for her actions.
(b) Freydis' family is always thought to be evil after that.
(c) Freydis becomes a politician and the leader of her community.
(d) Freydis is exiled from her community like Eric the Red.

4. Why do the Puritans disapprove of Thomas Morton?
(a) He is not married.
(b) He does not pay his taxes.
(c) He does not believe in God.
(d) He barters guns and liquor to Indians.

5. Why are the Puritans important, according to the narrator?
(a) They find a way to survive in an inclement environment.
(b) They are among the earliest European settlers.
(c) They bring Christianity to the New World.
(d) They begin to form the national character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is De Soto looking for?

2. What explanation does the narrator give for the Puritans' lack of imagination?

3. Who is Juan Ortiz?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the Pilgrims' eagerness to share their beliefs?

5. Why is De Soto uncertain whether he wants to meet Francisco Maldonado?

(see the answer key)

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