1. How does the narrator say that Puritans viewed the Indian?
(a) As a degenerate.
(b) As a fellow Christian.
(c) As an unformed Puritan.
(d) As a savage devil.

2. How can Boone's attitude toward Indians best be described?
(a) Paternalistic.
(b) Contemptuous.
(c) Admiring.
(d) Competitive.

3. How does Montezuma treat hungry people in the capital?
(a) He offers food to anyone who is willing to do some work.
(b) He opens his larder to all who wish to eat and drink.
(c) He gives everyone who comes into the city a small ration of food.
(d) He refuses to feed the hungry, demanding instead that they pay tribute to him.

4. Who is Juan Ortiz?
(a) De Soto's commanding officer, stationed in Cuba, to whom De Soto writes letters.
(b) The leader of the Indian community that helped De Soto and his men to survive the first winter.
(c) A Spanish soldier separated from an earlier expedition who lived with the Indians for 12 years.
(d) De Soto's brother who accompanied him on the expedition and on whom De Soto relied.

5. What is Columbus' point when he makes the following statement: "I was twenty-eight years old when I came into your Highnesses' service, and now I have not a hair upon me that is not gray; my body is infirm..."
(a) He is sorry to see that the best years of his life are behind him.
(b) He is worried about who will take on his work after he dies.
(c) He feels that he should be allowed to see a doctor.
(d) He has been a dedicated servant of the King and Queen for his entire life.