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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Virtue of History Aaron Burr.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregory say about the way in which the reputation of In the American Grain grew?
(a) It became more popular as it was falling out of print.
(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 after Williams died.

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

3. What happens to the girl Ponce de Leon gives a gold crucifix to?
(a) He accidentally kills her without knowing who she is.
(b) He finds her later working as a slave.
(c) His men capture her and steal the crucifix back.
(d) He finds her later under a bush with her hands cut off.

4. What happens when Bridget Bishop attempts to plead not guilty?
(a) She is convicted of gross lying in the court.
(b) She is denied the chance to hear the witnesses against her.
(c) She is tortured until she confesses.
(d) She is allowed to speak on her own behalf.

5. 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"?
(a) They are found in all villages.
(b) They are necessary to colonization.
(c) They are invented by all peoples.
(d) They are things all people can do without.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Columbus think of the New World when he reaches it?

2. After Champlain picks out the site for the city and the men start working, what new complication arises to delay the progress of the building?

3. What does Williams say that many American crimes are caused by?

4. Why does the narrator say that Raleigh is now in Hell?

5. What does Williams say that American families cheat their daughters out of by trying to frighten them into delaying the loss of their virginity?

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