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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 the overall tone of Williams' remarks about the Puritans?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Wonder.

2. Why isn't the French Conquest as severe as the Spanish one?
(a) The Spanish want furs but the French want gold.
(b) The Spanish are much more gentle than the French.
(c) The Spanish massacre Indians but the French just marry local women.
(d) The Spanish have many explorers to help but the French have only a couple.

3. How does Montezuma try to get Cortez to stay on the coast and not enter the interior?
(a) He sends poisoned food.
(b) He sends troops to attack.
(c) He sends gifts to Cortez.
(d) He sends a threatening letter.

4. What does Gregory say about the way in which the reputation of In the American Grain grew?
(a) It became more popular after Williams died.
(b) It became more popular when it was marketed more aggressively.
(c) It became more popular when it was published in a magazine.
(d) It became more popular as it was falling out of print.

5. What happens when the Greenlanders fight with the people they meet in the New World?
(a) Helgi and Finnbogi save Freydis' life, rescuing her just as their enemies in the New World were about to kill her.
(b) The Greenlanders are defeated by the people of the New World and flee in shame.
(c) The other Greenlanders begin to flee, but Freydis grabs a sword and fights so hard that she frightens their enemies into fleeing.
(d) Eric the Red appears with a group of young Greenlander sailors, and the Greenlanders gain the advantage in the fight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the death of Juan Ortiz affect De Soto?

3. What do bows and arrows, corn meal, and belief in a second life all have in common, according to the narrator of "Sir Walter Raleigh"?

4. Who is Juan Ortiz?

5. When does De Soto plan to send word about his expedition to Maldonado?

(see the answer key)

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