1. Which of the following statements shows that Eric the Red has accepted his fate?
(a) "This is my portion. I do not call it not to my liking. Hardship lives in me."
(b) "Eric the Red is a marked man, beyond the law, so it would seem..."
(c) "One or the other of us had to die, under the natural circumstance."
(d) "...this is what they say: Eric, son of evil, come and be forgiven."

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

3. What explanation does the narrator give for the Puritans' lack of imagination?
(a) They believe that God does not approve of imagination.
(b) They are afraid being imaginative would cut them off from the others.
(c) They think their lives depend on doing things the same way every time.
(d) They do not have materials with which to exercise their creativity.

4. Why does Williams think that Burr did not get along with Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?
(a) They had not gotten along since the first time they had met.
(b) They campaigned against Burr when he ran for office.
(c) They did not approve of Burr's affairs with women.
(d) They favored a stronger central government than he did.

5. What title does the narrator give Raleigh?
(a) The Hand of the Queen.
(b) The Breath of the Queen.
(c) The Sword of the Queen.
(d) The Heart of the Queen.