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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 adjective does Williams use to describe Champlain?
(a) Primitive.
(b) Delightful.
(c) Loving.
(d) Opportunist.

2. Who does the narrator address "Sir Walter Raleigh" to?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) The reader.
(c) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(d) The Muse.

3. What incident "greatly annoys" Champlain and delays the construction of Quebec?
(a) A disagreement among the settlers about where to locate the city.
(b) A fur trade dispute with a Basque ship.
(c) A very severe series of thunderstorms.
(d) A battle with the Indians.

4. Which of the following statements shows that Eric the Red has accepted his fate?
(a) "Eric the Red is a marked man, beyond the law, so it would seem..."
(b) "One or the other of us had to die, under the natural circumstance."
(c) "This is my portion. I do not call it not to my liking. Hardship lives in me."
(d) "...this is what they say: Eric, son of evil, come and be forgiven."

5. What does Columbus want to do instead of traveling to the New World again?
(a) He wants to circumnavigate the globe.
(b) He wants to go on vacation to someplace warm and tropical.
(c) He wants to go on a pilgrimmage to holy places.
(d) He wants to visit his family members in Portugal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Raleigh from going to the Virginia colonies?

2. What does Montezuma do when Cortez enters the capital?

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

4. How much time does Samuel de Champlain spend in North America before he is permitted to establish a French colony?

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

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