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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poor Richard Benjamin Franklin.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Freydis?
(a) Eric the Red's wife.
(b) Eric the Red's lover.
(c) Eric the Red's sister.
(d) Eric the Red's daughter.

3. Who does the narrator say that the Puritans went on to persecute later?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The atheists.
(d) The Quakers.

4. How do many of the Indians react when the Spanish begin to enslave them?
(a) They fight back so fiercely that it is impossible to enslave any of them.
(b) They try to negotiate for peace but cannot overcome the language barrier.
(c) They go into the forest and hang themselves from the trees.
(d) They willingly accept enslavement in order not to be murdered.

5. According to the narrator, what was Boone's emotional state when he lived alone in the wilderness for three months?
(a) Fear.
(b) Exhilaration.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Columbus on his return from his second voyage?

2. Where does Eric the Red go to start over?

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 tells Ponce de Leon there is a fountain of youth?

5. What does the narrator say about the Puritan soul?

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