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

2. What do Indian envoys bring to De Soto and his men?
(a) Berries, animal skins, and meat.
(b) Gold, silver, and pearls.
(c) Live pigs, horses, and dogs.
(d) Handmade tools, sewing needles and tents.

3. What prevents Raleigh from going to the Virginia colonies?
(a) The death of his wife.
(b) His own death.
(c) The death of the queen.
(d) The death of his son.

4. Why does the narrator say that Raleigh is now in Hell?
(a) He sent his son on a mission that got him killed.
(b) He had no regard for the safety of his colonists.
(c) He broke Queen Elizabeth's heart.
(d) He was an atheist.

5. Who tells Ponce de Leon there is a fountain of youth?
(a) An old man.
(b) A child.
(c) One of his own men.
(d) An old woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Puritan elders to finally get fed up with Thomas Morton?

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the Pilgrims' eagerness to share their beliefs?

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

4. What does Gregory say about the way in which the reputation of In the American Grain grew?

5. What happens to the barge that is towing John Paul Jones' ship?

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