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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. What does the narrator admire about the Pilgrims?
(a) Their devotion to religion.
(b) Their imagination and ingenuity.
(c) Their fierceness and hard work.
(d) Their respect for authority.

2. Which of the following is NOT a term used by the narrator to describe Queen Elizabeth?
(a) Worm.
(b) Fairy Queen.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Virginia.

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

4. How do the Spanish justify killing so many peaceful islanders?
(a) They claim that Indians had no souls.
(b) They insist that God told them to do it.
(c) They say it is necessary to kill people to take the land for Spain.
(d) They call the killings self-defense.

5. How does the narrator describe the coastline of North America?
(a) As a land rich in mineral resources.
(b) As a swamp-infested hell.
(c) As a land of plenty.
(d) As a wilderness full of savages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Queen Elizabeth force Raleigh to do when she calls him back from the fleet's attack on Spain?

2. Who does the narrator say was the only American ever to see General Washington in a towering rage?

3. What does Cotton Mather think about the gods of the Indian nations?

4. How does Ponce de Leon die?

5. What is the moral of the story about the rough sailor who falls sick, dies, and is thrown overboard?

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